Calgary high school vandalized with graffiti, school resource officer – Calgary

When the students arrived at Centennial High School on Wednesday morning, it was clear that vandals had targeted their school.

Walls and windows covered with black graffiti on the entire property of the school.

According to the students, the black writing – which refers to vaping on campus and includes the word "must" – refers to the school officer and the police about the application of the rules of vaping on the playgrounds. school.

"Our constable was taking the steps of the people and that's what I think started this whole thing," said Jaylen MacLean, a Grade 10 student. "I did not expect it to go that far."

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Tagging is thought to have occurred Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. The Calgary School Board reported reporting the incident to the Calgary Police and immediately called for the crews to clean up.

"The Service is disappointed that someone has targeted our School Resource Officer to do their part to make schools a healthy environment for Calgary youth," said Calgary police. communicated.

"School resource managers are in schools to advise youth on the right choices and to help promote a safe and healthy environment for all students. It is unfortunate that someone has chosen this approach to express their frustration rather than find a more constructive way of solving the problem. "

Some students were seen laughing while taking out their phones to take pictures, but for a large part of the student population, graffiti leaves them with a bad taste in their mouths.

"This is inappropriate and immature for us and gives a very bad example," said Hailey Sanford, a Grade 10 student.

"I think it's pretty stupid," said another student, Gabe Katkic. "It's pretty disrespectful."

This incident is the latest in what appears to be multiple tagging incidents in Calgary schools.

Just last week, racist and homophobic graffiti was perpetrated on St. Clare School, while a Douglasdale school was badociated with a mbadive vandalism operation in which tires were cut in residential streets.

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According to the EPC, there has been no increase in incidents in his schools.

"With more than 250 schools and buildings across the city, the Calgary Board of Education regularly processes graffiti on our sites," a spokesman for the CBE said in a statement to Global News. "We have not seen a recent increase in graffiti activity."

The Calgary rules do not say anything about the suspects, but whoever is responsible for them could be fined $ 2,500 to $ 5,000.