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| Vandals who broke into an integrated school on the outskirts of Belfast have smashed up equipment put at £20,000. | |
| The break-in at Lagan College on Manse Road, near Castlereagh, was reported to police at about 0030 BST on Saturday. | |
| Vandals smashed windows and computer screens, ransacked portable classrooms and targeted two school buses. | |
| Alliance councillor Sara Duncan said she was horrified and disgusted at the attack which could deprive some children of getting to school. | |
| "Parents, staff and children work very hard to add to what money they get from the ministry of education to run the school," she said. | |
| "It is hard enough for a school to survive nowadays without having to replace equipment, temporary buildings, and school buses that have been trashed." | |
| Opened in 1981, Lagan College was the first integrated school in Northern Ireland. | Opened in 1981, Lagan College was the first integrated school in Northern Ireland. |
| Integrated education has been promoted as a way to break down Northern Ireland's sectarian divisions, as children of all religions and denominations sit in class together. | Integrated education has been promoted as a way to break down Northern Ireland's sectarian divisions, as children of all religions and denominations sit in class together. |
| Police have appealed for anyone who saw suspicious activity in the area to contact them. |