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MAGINNESS: SOCIETY MUST HELP PREVENT SCHOOL ARSON ATTACKS SDLP Justice spokesperson Alban Maginness has called for society as a whole to help bring an end to arson attacks on schools.
He said: “There have been four arson attacks on schools in a week not to mention attacks on orange halls. I would urge anybody with information regarding the perpetrators to hand them over to the police and help in any way they can.
“Doing nothing in this regard is aiding and abetting direct attacks on the community. Schools are not non-sectarian and should be allowed to complete their duties unhindered.
“An attack on a school is a direct attack on us all. This is where our children learn the qualities in life which will stay with them for life. Thankfully nobody has been injured in these attacks, however, this does not dilute the seriousness of burning a school to the ground, or daubing sectarian graffiti on its walls.
“Hopefully, people will take a stand and say ‘enough is enough’. It’s never acceptable to accommodate somebody who has broken the law. If these attacks are allowed to continue then it’s on society’s conscience that we didn’t do enough to stop it.”
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