60% of Scots want metal detectors in schools to crack down on weapons

Stab victim Bailley GwynneStab victim Bailley Gwynne
Stab victim Bailley Gwynne
THREE in five people believe that metal detectors should be installed in all of Scotland's schools, a poll has found.

The poll comes just days after a teenager who stabbed 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne to death during a “trivial” row at an Aberdeen school was convicted of culpable homicide.

The YouGov study for The Times found 60% of people support the devices being fitted to help crack down on weapons being brought onto school premises.

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Just under a third, 30%, opposed the move while 10% did not express a view.

Women and older voters were found to be particularly in favour of the idea.

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Bailey Gwynne '˜had little chance of surviving knife wound'

Bailey died from a knife wound to the chest in the fight at Cults Academy on October 28 last year.

A 16-year-old youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was convicted by a jury at the city’s High Court on Monday.

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The killer was also found guilty of other charges of having a knife and knuckledusters at the school.

Judge Lady Stacey deferred sentencing until April 1 in Edinburgh.

Aberdeen City Council is conducting a review in the wake of the death to see what lessons can be learnt.

Researchers quizzed 1,070 adults in Scotland between March 7 and 9 for the study.

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