Dear secondary pupils and college students, it’s been a god-awful year for all of us, and I cannot begin to imagine how it has been for you.
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Good morning,

Welcome to Friday's edition of The Scotsman newsletter.

Today, our deputy politics editor Gina Davidson writes what she believes (as a parent) Scotland's Education Secretary should be saying in a letter to every secondary school pupils in the country.

Alison Campsie uncovers the secrets of the ancient tsunami which would have wiped out towns on the east coast of Scotland had it struck today.

And we report on the Scottish accountant who has been charged with a malicious communication after allegedly posting “homophobic and transphobic” messages on social media.

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  Here's the letter that Scotland's Education Secretary should be writing to pupils – Gina Davidson  
     
  Dear secondary pupils and college students, it’s been a god-awful year for all of us, and I cannot begin to imagine how it has been for you.  
     
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