"Lewis shuts the gate on anti-social behaviour" Eh? What does that mean then? It means that Ivan Lewis, minister for young people, MP has announced that there will be new powers for school heads in England to close off school property to prevent vandalism and theft.
Basically, the problem has been that, where a right of way existed across school grounds, it has been impossible for schools to restrict access.
Now there will be legislation that will permit the closure or diversion of rights of way for purposes of preventing crime or community disturbance or for the protection of pupils or staff from harassment, alarm or distress.
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