Pupils at the school were forced to attend lessons in PE halls and a hotel due to the problem.
Parents have been celebrating after plans to rebuild a school suffering from crumbling concrete were approved.
Kathryn Waugh, speaking on behalf of parents and pupils, said she could not "convey strongly enough" how difficult the situation had been for children, staff and parents."The prolonged disruption they have faced is unacceptable," she said, adding: "We urgently need to progress to restore normality.""My youngest is in Year Seven this year and the idea that she could go her entire school life without being in a school building is terrifying," she said.
"They’ve done everything that they could to welcome and support students through this incredibly anxiety-ridden time," she said. City of Durham MP Mary Kelly Foy said plans to rebuild the school were a "silver lining" around a dark cloud that had hung over St Leonard's since August 2023.
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