New fencing installed at Dudley primary school after construction of supermarket left pupils playing in 'open view'
New fencing has been installed at a Dudley primary school after the construction of a new Aldi store next door left its pupils playing and exercising in "open view".
Mark Westwood, chairman of governors at Red Hall Primary School in Zoar Street, Lower Gornal, said trees had been cut down from the front of the playground around a month ago as work was underway to create the new supermarket.
The trees provided safeguarding "protection" for the children and without them there, people were able to see into the school, Mr Westwood explained.
The 61-year-old, from Lower Gornal, told the Express & Star: "Safeguarding is the most important thing in terms of the children and we make sure that they are safe wherever they go in school.
"Once those trees were taken down, we had a fence there, but that was for safety rather than safeguarding. People could see straight into the school.
"We have no green-space whatsoever so the school have to do their PE and have their breaks all on the playground, so they were in open view of anybody from the park [behind the school]."
