A crack down on weapon and knife crime is to be launched in the wake of the tragic death of a schoolboy.
Bailey Gwynne, 16, was fatally stabbed by a fellow pupil in a trivial row over biscuits last year at a school in Aberdeen.
His killer was locked up for nine years for culpable homicide following a trial in March.
Earlier this year an independent review found that Bailey’s death could potentially have been avoided if classmates had told teachers that his killer had been bringing weapons into the school.
And now Aberdeen City Council hope to prevent any similar incidents in the future with a raft of new measures aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of carrying weapons.
An anti-weapon and knife crime strategy has been drawn up setting out a number of measures which are to be introduced across the city.
These include updating teachers on search procedures for pupils, the confiscation of weapons and any recommendations for dealing with bullying.
Propoganda is also to be distrubuted to youth clubs and posted on social media to encourage the message that carrying an offensive weapon is illegal and dangerous.
In the wider community, street workers could be deployed in anti-social behaviour “hot spots” in an effort to engage with “hard to reach” youngsters.
Pupils, including some of primary age, will also be given numerous lessons throughout their school education to remind them of the dangers.
Councillors will be asked to approve the strategy next Thursday (Nov 17).
The move comes more than a year after Bailey died after being knifed through the heart.
His killer, now aged 17 was sentenced to nine years behind bars after being found guilty of culpable homicide following a five-day trial.
In the aftermath of the devastating tragedy child protection chief Andrew Lowe was drafted in by Aberdeen City Council.
He was tasked with seeing what lessons could be learned to prevent a repeat incident.
The long awaited report into the killing was due to be published last month.the 17,000 word document, complied from 45 hours worth of interviews, ended up being cut to an eleven page summary.
Aberdeen City Council said that due to the “sensitive, confidential and legally restricted information” officers will need the necessary permissions before the full report can be publicly released.
It emerged during the trial that Bailey’s killer had used websites like Amazon to circumvent age restrictions that would have prevented him from buying knives in a shop.
Mr Lowe concluded that Bailey’s death could have been avoided if his classmates had told teachers that he was regularly carrying offensive weapons, such as blades and knuckledusters, in school.
He also suggested the Scottish Government should explore “further legislative controls” on the purchase of weapons online.
Ministers should also “improve the resilience” of schools against the threat of weapons, as well as giving consideration to greater powers to allow teachers to search pupils suspected of carrying them.
Bailey’s family described him as a “true gent” and a “beautiful boy”.