A Girl who tripped on a "defective surface" in a primary school playground and smashed her teeth has been awarded £50,000 in compensation.
The pay-out was made to the child's family by Aberdeenshire Council to cover the extensive dental treatment she required following the accident.
It was one of six successful claims made against the authority in the past three years.
The council had to pay the first £2500 of compensation, with its insurers picking up the rest, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Another family received £500 in compensation after their eight-year-old son broke his arm after falling on "defective footpath slabs".
In the same period, 2007-08, the authority paid out £2282 to an eight-year-old boy who injured his hand in a "defective gate clasp".
An "accident during swimming lessons" cost the council £1254 for another child's dental treatment in 2005-06.
The family of a 14-year-old boy received £1430 from the council after his camping equipment was stolen from his school where it had been left "for safe keeping". "Poor security arrangements" were blamed for the theft and the claim was upheld.
In total, £56,534 was paid out to six families whose children had accidents while in school care.
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