McClarty urges Parents to help end School Vandalism ‘Nightmare’
Parents must take responsibility for knowing the whereabouts of their children, East Londonderry Assembly member David McClarty has said.
He was reacting to the North Eastern Education and Library Board’s revelation that £144,000 has been diverted from its budget in the past six months to pay for the vandalism caused to school properties.
Alderman McClarty said: “There is one school in particular in the Coleraine area that is continually under attack from young people who smash windows and it is high time that parents realised that their children are responsible.
“The only victims are the young people whose educations are affected by funding being directed away from their schools and youth clubs to pay for the destruction.”
Alderman McClarty added: “Anyone who sees suspicious activity in or close to any school building should immediately contact the police.
“This type of wanton destruction has become a nightmare for the Board and must be halted.
”We all have a responsibility to be on the look out for those responsible for hurting the education of all our young people.”