Latest update April 7th, 2026 12:30 AM
Burglars strike at Eccles Nursery
– three times in new term
Just two weeks into the new school term and burglars have broken into the Eccles Nursery School, East Bank Demerara, on three occasions, carrying away items valued in excess of $500,000.
Over the two-week period some of the items the burglars made off with include boxes of biscuits and Topco juice intended for the school snack programme; several CDs and DVDs; six CD players and two DVDs players used as teaching aids; four fans, one 21” LG flat screen television; and cleaning agents such as soap powder and soap.
The head teacher’s office was also targeted by the burglars
Prior to yesterday’s break-in, the second burglary also occurred during this week while the first theft was discovered on the first day of school.
According to a source, the teachers were informed that a security guard would have been stationed at the school from Wednesday evening, in light of the break-ins, but that did not materialise.
Apparently, the burglars gained entry into the buildings via sliding open windows that face both buildings, unseen by passersby and covered by a shed. Since those windows have wooden bars, it is believed the perpetrators exited the buildings via opening wooden shutters that were unsecured and allow access to the back of the compound.
It was related that the teachers had also taken precautionary measures to safeguard the school’s valuables, including stashing the 21” LG flat screen television in a storeroom, but the burglars somehow were able to put their sticky fingers on it.
The source pointed out that the items in the computer room were untouched and suggested that either the burglars did not know how to read or they plan to return for the other items as they did previously.
It was revealed that both teachers and parents are upset with the break-ins. The source noted that the school recently received a grant totaling over $200,000 from the Ministry of Education to purchase items and those were also stolen. In addition, the head teacher’s office was rummaged through and items were removed from the teachers’ cupboards.
Parents contribute significantly to the school’s operations and are dissatisfied with the fact that a security guard was not stationed at the school from the first day when it was reported that the school was robbed.
The police are currently investigating the burglaries.
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