Vandalism at Island schools over the past 12 months cost more than ?24,000 to repair.
The figure was revealed by Education Minister Tim Crookall as he urged people to respect school grounds during the summer holidays.
About 100 acts of vandalism have been dealt with this year but it remains policy to keep school grounds open to the public – even though schools broke up for the summer on Friday.
Mr Crookall said some people’s actions were putting themselves and others in danger.
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