Two teens arrested over vandalism at Bilston schools
The Bilston schools, on the same road, remain closed on Monday due to the incident which also saw a mobile swimming pool damaged and changing rooms ransacked. The total cost of the damage has been estimated at £100,000 by the council, which described the vandalism as sickening.
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