school vandalism

Defacing educational property

School vandalism is the deliberate destruction or defacing of school property—broken windows, graffiti on walls, damaged equipment.

The term appears in educational policy, crime statistics, and journalism: The district spent thousands repairing school vandalism over the summer.

It ranges from minor tagging to serious property damage and is often treated as both a disciplinary and legal matter.

Related

detention · expulsion · kicked out · tagging · permanent marker · damage · property · lockers · bathrooms · principal · suspension · delinquent · trouble · markers · scratched · smashed · juvenile · rebellion

Categories
Opposites
destruction vs. preservation

school vandalismproperty protection

Safeguarding owned assets

custodial care · building conservation · building restoration · graffiti removal · restoration

antisocial vs. prosocial school behavior

school vandalismschool spirit

Loyalty to one's institution

community service · student leadership · school pride · volunteer cleanup · civic engagement

Family

school, schools, schooling, schooled, scholar, scholarly, scholarship, preschool, schoolhouse

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG