POLICE "surrounded" a Scottish primary school for more than eight hours earlier this week, after a person was seen on the roof of the building.
Officers were called to the Inverkeithing Primary School in Fife after receiving a report of a "youth" on the roof.
Firefighters and paramedics were also called to assist just after noon on Monday.
A high-reach vehicle to access the roof was used by firefighters, while four police vehicles parked within the grounds .
Officers were seen at various points around the perimeter of the main building.
A police negotiator was also called in to talk to the individual on the roof in an attempt to talk him down.
Schools are currently off in Scotland. The emergency services left the area at around 8.45pm.
A spokesperson for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We received an alert at 12.11pm to assist police in an ongoing incident at Inverkeithing Primary School on Hillend Road.
“Two appliances, including a high-reach vehicle, were deployed.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said emergency services were called “in relation to concern for a person".
