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The rising tide of school vandalism
 Over the last decade, vandalism has become an
increasingly common problem for schools worldwide.
One can safely assume that all those concerned regard the
money spent on repairing school property as a waste, and
would prefer to see it being spent on educational
materials such as books, computer equipment and the
improvement of school facilities.
At the same time, there is a growing number of schools
in which staff and pupils feel themselves to be personally
at risk – where an unruly element prevents the school
from functioning successfully through its disruptive,
threatening or even violent behaviour.
How should local authorities respond to these kinds of
problems? Can something be done? In our
brochure "Tackling school vandalism", you can read
about how one city council in the UK took the problem
in hand, providing an excellent example of the way in
which digital video technology can be used to tackle the
problem of school vandalism. Read
more about the Newport project.
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