A primary school - which is on a site that contains historic coal mine workings - is being closed as a "precaution" after a hole was found in the playground near to the building.
Edinburgh City Council leaders said Brunstane Primary School would remain closed while further investigations are carried out, with staff and pupils to be relocated elsewhere when the new term starts in August.
Joan Griffiths, the council's convener for education, children and families, accepted the decision was "highly unusual" but stressed closing the school for further investigations was a "precaution which hasn't been taken lightly".
It comes after planned works at the school were said to have revealed issues with the ground conditions - including the "small hole" in the playground.
The school site contains historic coal mine workings, with the council now working closely with the Coal Authority to determine the cause and extent of the problem.
Teaching staff and children, including youngsters at the nursery, will begin the new term elsewhere, with nursery children to attend the Moffat Early Years Campus.
