School vandalism spikes

School vandalism spikes

Tri-City News [Port Coquitlam, British Columbia]
Sep 16, 2007

The fact that students are now into their second week of school hasn’t deterred vandals, who smashed 33 windows at 13 schools in the past week.

Eleven of those windows were busted at Maillard middle school, and five at Maple Creek middle. Cans of spray paint were also popular for the week of Sept. 6 to 11, during which 19 schools were hit with graffiti.

The latest vandalism report comes after a particularly damaging first week of school. School District 43 reported 21 windows broken at Banting middle and 10 at Montgomery middle; in total, 46 windows were broken between Aug. 30 and Sept. 5 and 15 schools were tagged with graffiti.

Average cost of a work order is about $150 per window and $40 for graffiti, making the latest bill for repairs slightly more than $5,000.