Primary school children and staff have been left saddened after a outdoor classroom which brought joy to many youngsters was destroyed in an arson attack. Staff and pupils at Queensbridge Primary School arrived on Monday to find the outdoor learning area - built by staff in their own time - completely wrecked. The devastation wreaked comes after weeks of theft and vandalism at the Farnworth school , with the latest incident leaving the school community devastated, with some members of staff reduced to tears at seeing what had taken place.
Headteacher Louise Chapman said: "Staff built the outdoor classroom in their own time to create our Forest School, which children loved learning in, they looked forward to it, for some it was their biggest highlight. "It is the children who ultimately missing out because of this We are devastated, some staff members were in tears." She added: "The love and dedication that has been poured into developing such a wonderful learning environment has been ruined" READ MORE: Vandals target primary school again Bolton Market Hall had 'ice making plant' below ground Guards on strike after being 'spat at and sworn at' for 'less than minimum wage' Queensbridge Primary School rated good in Ofsted inspection The vandals struck around 4pm on Sunday and CCTV has captured three youths climbing over fences and Mrs Chapman has appealed to the local community to please pass on any information to the police or the school.
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