Around 200 pupils from Dunnottar Primary School in Aberdeenshire have been told not to come in.
The city of Dundee is in the bottom ten in the UK rankings, and is ranked last in Scotland.
Antony Zanre struck a car in which Dameon MacPhee was a passenger after overtaking a tanker in his own Volkswagen Golf.
The two family pets were injured in the 'reckless and cruel' incident in Peterhead on Thursday.
The 23-year-old was involved in a one-vehicle collision on the B976 Aboyne to Ballater road.
The animal's emaciated body, which had been covered by a fleece dressing gown, was found with its ribs showing.
Rachel McKinney, 33, was last seen getting off a bus from Edinburgh Airport to Dundee.
Labour councillor Alison Evison will speak at the Local Government Association conference.
The pedestrian was struck by a white Citroen Dispatch in Aberdeenshire on Monday afternoon.
Liam Hay stabbed Anthony McGladrigan nine times at the victim's home in Aberdeenshire.
A 28-year-old man and 24-year-old woman were found dead in a holiday cottage on Thursday.
Officers were called to the Rickarton area of Stonehaven around 1.30pm on Thursday.
