A 12-year-old boy is recovering at home after he suffered a broken neck during a PE lesson at the same Edinburgh school where Keane Wallis-Bennett was killed last year.
Alan Ramsay was left unconscious and suffered broken bones in his jaw and neck after the goalposts he was swinging on collapsed during the lesson at Liberton High School.
In April last year 12-year-old Keane Wallis-Bennett died when a free-standing wall in a gym block that has since been demolished fell on her
Edinburgh City Council said a review of equipment has been set up for all schools and community centres in the Scottish capital.
There was clear signage advising pupils not to swing on the goalposts where the accident happened a week ago.
A spokeswoman for Edinburgh City Council said: "We wish Alan a full recovery and the school are offering every support to him and his family to ensure his education continues while he is off.
"We take all incidents of this nature extremely seriously and immediate action has been taken to prevent anything similar happening.
"The school has carried out a full risk assessment of all gym activities and other schools and community centres have been instructed to carry out an immediate review of similar equipment.
"The Health and Safety Executive has been informed."
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