Blackburn school's plea to turn in vandals (From Blackburn Citizen)
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Blackburn school's plea to turn in vandals
3:30pm Friday 9th November 2012 in Blackburn
By Catherine Pye, Health reporter
ANGER Head teacher Hillary Hinchliff in front of the latest damage
A PRIMARY school in Blackburn is urging people to ‘shop’ vandals who have smashed up its main entrance.
Since the £7million St Silas Primary School reopened in Clematis Street in April, a piece of toughened, double glazed glass measuring 10ft by 5ft, has been smashed four times.
The latest incident happened overnight between 6pm Tuesday and 7.50am on Wednesday.
Sam Patel, school business manager, said: “This is the fourth time it’s happened and it’s very frustrating.
“We are worried about the safety of our children and the residents walking past broken glass.
“It’s a big piece of glass and we believe that it’s taken some force to break. In the past, the police have told us it’s been done with a metal bolt and it’s likely to be someone stood on the road, or driving past in a car.
“It costs £500 to replace the window each time, and so that’s now a total of £2,000.
“The money we are spending on repairing damage could be put to some better use.
“We want any of the local residents who might have seen something to contact the police.”
The damage has not affected the running of the school, which is looking at improving security at the entrance.
PCSO Matt Mason, of the Corporation Park and Revidge Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Because this is a new school, the windows are very expensive and it’s causing problems at the school.
“This is repeated damage and at the moment an investigation is still under way as to whether it is the same offender responsible.
“I would appeal for any of the local residents to pop into the school with any information they may have on this crime.”
Comments(12)
ghanto
says...
4:45pm Fri 9 Nov 12
If I was the head I wouldve used wood rather then expensive glass £5.00 instead of £500
Look at the the other buildings like college they made of wood and painted
richard
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4:56pm Fri 9 Nov 12
And are you really suggesting the main design consideration for primary schools is their vulnerability to attack? Steel shutters and iron gates next?
sen c ble
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5:11pm Fri 9 Nov 12
ghanto wrote:Why is it a nightmare?
why was the school made of glass (very expensive glass) when the area was a nightmare
If I was the head I wouldve used wood rather then expensive glass £5.00 instead of £500
Look at the the other buildings like college they made of wood and painted
Are you having nightmares!
logie28
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5:17pm Fri 9 Nov 12
r pathetic conclusion.
PCSO.........and the problem ends here!
We need Police officers and courts taking action, not PCSO's and Community leaders making "comments"
Parents need to accept responsibility and schools need to stop cuddling kids and start installing discipline.... Camerons Big society... LOL ..Joke
611b
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5:30pm Fri 9 Nov 12
ghanto
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6:22pm Fri 9 Nov 12
rough area
sen c ble
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6:53pm Fri 9 Nov 12
ghanto wrote:It's unfair to classify an area rough just because youths of some community decide to vandalise school property, and probably a vandetta against the school, and overall crime results fairs better than other wards within Blackburn. Probably your experience in the Audley area is resorting you to comment as you do!
NIGHTMARE OBVIOUSLY
rough area
Good call
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8:14pm Fri 9 Nov 12
logie28 wrote:The police can't really do much apart from arresting these scum and gathering enough evidence to charge, it is down to the courts what the sentence is.
Another act of mindless vandalism.....anothe
r pathetic conclusion.
PCSO.........and the problem ends here!
We need Police officers and courts taking action, not PCSO's and Community leaders making "comments"
Parents need to accept responsibility and schools need to stop cuddling kids and start installing discipline.... Camerons Big society... LOL ..Joke
ghanto
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8:22pm Fri 9 Nov 12
joking
stillgame
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10:53pm Fri 9 Nov 12
£2k should get 'em a nice bit of kit for that entrance. Full HD, low light capability etc
Personally, I'd be on the lookout for a driveby glazier scam.
At least it's not PFI. £500 wouldn't buy you a Lego window.....
Major Tom
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1:39pm Sat 10 Nov 12
Nothing to hide; Nothing to fear.
richard says...
4:44pm Fri 9 Nov 12