A PRINCIPAL whose students spray-painted fences, smashed glass and defecated inside Mater Dei’s school grounds during an alcohol-fuelled vandal spree has broken his silence.
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It comes as Wagga’s top cop slammed the rogue revellers for overstepping their mark and using school traditions as a “licence to cause carnage and inflict harm on others”.
Kildare’s Rod Whelan came clean and expressed his disappointment in a written apology to parents, which was obtained by The Daily Advertiser.
“I think they are probably realising now that they have done far more damage to Kildare than to Mater Dei,” Kildare principal Rod Whelan said of the offending students.
“If you hear people downplaying this incident or saying there has been an over-reaction, please promote the view that this is a serious issue that requires a carefully considered response.
“I have apologised to Val Thomas, principal of Mater Dei and asked her to pass this on to students and staff.”
Meanwhile, Ms Thomas also addressed the parents of Mater Dei following the controversial incident.
“Police were called by local residents and staff were in attendance soon after the incident, with the extent of most of the damage known on Thursday night,” she said.
“A clean up was commenced on site early on Friday morning, with staff from both colleges completing most of the remaining work on Friday.
“The remaining repairs will be completed in coming weeks.”
Superintendent Commander Bob Noble has called for a crackdown on the notorious year 12 traditions amid a long-standing history of malicious damage.
“Muck up days seems to have morphed from a day where kids let their hair down to one where they feel the entitlement to cause damage and harm,” Supt Noble said.
“They deserve the right to celebrate the end of their schooling but it’s no excuse to misbehave and cause harm to other people and their property.
“It might just be mucking up the rest of their life.”