More than a hundred schools in the country will be closed or partially shut over safety concerns regarding, RAAC, a type of concrete used in the schools which is liable to crumbling.
he timing couldn't have been worse; students and parents geared up for the new school year after the summer holidays are now facing closures and disruptions.
In some cases pupils have had to be in buildings where the ceilings are at risk of collapse. In other places the ceiling is held up by wooden supports.
The material officially known as reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, RAAC, used in these buildings has outlived its 30 year lifespan.
St. Gregory's Science College in northwest London is one of the schools partially closed while the problem is dealt with.
The government is trying to assure parents the problem is under control. But it has left teachers scrambling to find alternatives such as mobile containers and libraries in which to continue teaching.
And it's not just the schools that are affected. Other public buildings such as courts, universities and hospitals, built between the 1960s and 1980s, also contained what is commonly known as the crumbling concrete.
Yet number 10 Downing Street is standing firm with the Prime Minister not accepting any responsibility and Education Minister, Gillian Keegan was caught not apologizing, but swearing over why she didn't get any credit for doing “a f###ing good job".
And while the blame game continues to dominate the UK political agenda, it's the students and their parents who are missing out.