• It takes up space




• It might give people the feeling that the place is unsafe and dirty.




• It damages people's property without permission.

3a: Who are the culprits?

Ans: Some teenagers who have problems at home or school.

3b: Why do you think people vandalise? Suggest some reasons and discuss.

Ans: They might think that it is very fun and cool but actually they are destroying people's property. They might also vandalise to relieve stress.

4a: Thinking about your school and the community, what sorts of vandalism can you identify in or near the school and community around us?
Collect evidence with a digital camera.

Ans: They vandalise the school tables by drawing and scratching it. They also vandalise the school toilets by drawing on it. In the community, people also draw on walls.

4b(i): In school, consider: litter & graffiti both inside and o(ii)utside the building. Think about classrooms, school toilet, canteens etc as well as damage to the school grounds.
Note: You can also identify other types of vandalism that you think you would like to highlight.

Ans: They leave their footmarks on the wall and vandalise the doors of toilets. They leave packet and bottled drinks on the floor, including tissues.

4b(ii): In our community, investigate vandalism of public amenities, eg playgrounds, carparks, void decks, HDB lifts, public telephones etc.

Ans: Some people would use markers to draw on lifts and playgrounds. Some would even use a sharp object to scratch people's car or use markers to draw or write on telephone booths.

4b(iii): Each group to work on seperate identified areas i e illustrate, take photos and write about the problems that arise in one area in school and one area in our community.

Ans:

5: Consider the effects on school community/ school environment and our community-
5a: In school,
What sorts of effects are there on students, staff, contract workers and visitors to the school?
Who has to pay repairs to vandalized property on school premises?
How does vandalism effect the school environment?

Ans: Contract workers and visitors would have a bad impression of the school and they would think that the students were not nurtured well. The school has to pay for the repairs. They would change the badly vandalised and scratched tables to brand new ones and repaint the walls vandalised by students. Students would be affected by the bad environment around them.