A vandal has spray painted an offensive word on Torfaen’s only school for children with learning difficulties.

Staff arrived Crownbridge School in Croesyceiliog this morning to find a sign outside the school had been vandalised. Someone has used pink paint to write the word across the sign. A member of staff has removed the sign so children do not see it when the arrive for school on Monday after the half-term break. Around 95-100 pupils aged from two to 19 attend Crownbridge School. There are plans to extend the site to increase the capacity to 130. 

Cwmbran Life chose to blur the photo and not include the word in the story. A blog post on Mencap’s website says the term is “unacceptable” towards children and adults with learning difficulties.

If you have any information please call Gwent Police on 101 or message them via social media and quote crime reference number: 14003112023.