Campaigners today posted a petition in a bid to enlist worldwide support from former pupils and other concerned individuals.

The move emerged following a meeting of the action committee on Monday night which drew up a battle plan aimed at securing a new school or, at least, a major refurbishment of the existing building.

The petition is a follow-up to the presentation of a dossier of dilapidation last week to an invited audience of staff, pupils, councillors and parents and Far North MSP Jamie Stone, who were shocked at the extent of the problems.

The Royal Burgh of Wick Community Council also saw copies of the report which listed a depressing catalogue of defects in the school: rusted radiators and rotten windows frames, peeling paintwork and damp patches on walls, cramped classrooms with little or no storage space, inadequate changing and toilet facilities, water leaks, external cladding falling off buildings, a poor decorative state and a lack of social areas and IT facilities.

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