A Stirlingshire school has reopened a day after 22 pupils and staff had to be rescued from it due to flooding.

The 12 children and ten adults were evacuated from Aberfoyle Primary School by firefighters and police officers on Tuesday afternoon after the River Forth burst its banks, flooding Lochard Road.

Fire crews used boats and rescue sleds to ferry the stranded group to safety.

A spokesman for Stirling Council confirmed water levels were monitored overnight and the decision was taken to reopen the school on Wednesday.

Police inspector Gerry McMenemy said: "Officers supported colleagues from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and Stirling Council to evacuate properties in Aberfoyle on Tuesday afternoon.

"We’ll continue to monitor the adverse weather and work with our partners to keep local communities safe from the flooding."

The fire service were called at around 12.45pm about flooding at the school.

Appliances from Bathgate, Aberfoyle, Balfron and water rescue teams from Bathgate and Stirling were sent to the scene to deal with considerable flooding throughout the Aberfoyle area.

Traffic was diverted after the main road through the village became impassable.

Station manager Martyn Brandrick, who led the operation, praised the efforts of the fire crews who worked in challenging conditions of freezing cold water.

He said: "This incident required specialist technical processes to ensure safe systems of work were implemented.

"The successful outcome to the incident was achieved through a coordinated multi agency approach where all responding agencies played a key role."

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