{"id":264043,"date":"2026-02-02T15:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/264043\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:43:08","slug":"snells-beach-school-vandalism-classrooms-devices-and-windows-damaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/264043\/","title":{"rendered":"Snells Beach School vandalism: Classrooms, devices and windows damaged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nQBCzZDznEEEs\" style=\"display:none\">Ramel said police have identified those involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nQBCzZDznEEEs\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThey were local teenagers &#8230; I can confirm that they have never attended either Snells Beach School or Horizon School,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nQBCzZDznEEEs\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cStudents in Kahikatea Block will unfortunately begin the term with some windows temporarily covered with ply while we wait for custom safety glass to be manufactured and installed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"nQBCzZDznEEEs\" style=\"display:none\">Ramel thanked members of the local community who helped with the clean-up and secured the school before students returned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nQBCzZDznEEEs\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThis is the first time we have experienced anything like this at SBS,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"nQBCzZDznEEEs\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt has been upsetting and demoralising, and we look forward to putting it behind us as we welcome our students back on Wednesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"nQBCzZDznEEEs\" style=\"display:none\">Police said officers received a call on January 31 about 6pm with a report that people had broken into a classroom at a school on Dawson Rd and damaged property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nQBCzZDznEEEs\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cPolice have identified two young people in relation to the matter and they will undergo a youth process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"nQBCzZDznEEEs\" style=\"display:none\">A report released in August last year revealed that school vandalism has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/christchurch\/calls-for-more-government-action-on-costly-school-vandalism\/B55FZKF65FGPHL4FWM5PIS3K5E\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/christchurch\/calls-for-more-government-action-on-costly-school-vandalism\/B55FZKF65FGPHL4FWM5PIS3K5E\/\">cost taxpayers $57 million since the start of 2020.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"nQBCzZDznEEEs\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to The Daily H<\/a>, a free newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ramel said police have identified those involved. \u201cThey were local teenagers &#8230; 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