Pupils returning from a school skiing trip to Aosta in Italy aboard a coach were caught up in an incident between police and migrants near Calais, Highland Council has confirmed.
The 35 Portree High School students and nine adults on the bus were travelling through France on their way home from Italy in the early hours of Sunday 10th January 2016.
An outer window of double glazing on the coach was broken, but no-one on the bus was hurt and the party of pupils has arrived home in Skye safely.
The S2 to S6 pupils were asleep at the time, the local authority said.
In a statement, Highland Council said the school trip was "caught up in an incident between police and migrants as they approached Calais".
The two drivers on the coach reported the incident to the Police and Border Control at Calais and the coach was deemed safe to continue its journey.
Bill Alexander, Highland Council's director of care and learning, said: "We were alerted to the incident yesterday and parents were informed. This was an unfortunate episode to the end of what was otherwise a very successful school ski trip. All those on the trip have returned safely."
Portree High School head teacher Catherine MacDonald added: "Everyone has returned home safe and sound from what was a fantastic ski trip with snowsports certificates under their belts. No-one was injured as a result of the incident at Calais which was efficiently dealt with by our coach operator."
Handsam recommends all schools travelling via Calais to remain vigilant and consider the possibility of both migrant violence (as in this case) or migrants attempting to use their vehicle to enter the UK (as has happened in many cases) and include it as part of their risk assessment and management of their trip.
