Vandals smash primary school windows in two-night attack
Vandals targeted a primary school smashing windows and destroying playground equipment over a two-night wrecking-spree.
Pupils could not enter their classrooms at Causeway Green School in Oldbury when they arrived at school on December 12, as glass from the 12 smashed windows littered the floor.
Parents helped staff clear the mess, which included the smashed Early Years playground and equipment and the writing sheds trashed which had been 'beyond recognition'.
The school was then targeted for a second night overnight on December 12 to 13, and the cleaning-up process had to start again.
It is the second time this year the school has encountered trouble, after being closed for three weeks over the summer due to flooding.
The school in Penncricket Lane suffered major damage following flash flooding in May and children did not attended school for three weeks and parents were left dismayed by the temporary solution of placing different year groups at schools elsewhere in Sandwell.
Headteacher Julia Shingler said the school is 'at a loss' to understand why the vandals would target the school.
She said: "We’re most disappointed with the extent of damage that a recent spate of vandalism has caused to our school. This has a major impact on the school day and the learning resources available to our pupils.
"We’ve only just recovered from flood damage and now we are experiencing yet further disruption to our classes and lessons.
“We’re at a loss to understand why anyone would want to do this and we would encourage anyone with information about who might be responsible, to contact the police’
“We are heartened by how the school community has pulled together to respond to these incidents, to ensure disruption to children’s learning is kept to a minimum. I would like to thank staff, governors, pupils, parents and carers for all their support.
"Parents have been so supportive they have even started fundraising for the school to support activities and new equipment/resources for pupils."
One parent, who did not wish to be named, said: "The school has literally only just got back on its feet after being closed for three weeks due to flooding over the summer.
"We went to school the morning after it happened to help the teachers clean the playground.
"They must have been there for a good amount of time as neighbours overheard what was going on.
"It was completely unbelievable what they have done."
