Ten computers and a digital projector were apparently stolen from Bodden Town primary school sometime during the summer recess, according to school officials.
But exactly when and how those items were taken is still a mystery.
The computer thefts were reported to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service on Friday, 7 September. But it’s possible the devices could have been taken more than a month before that.
School officials didn’t determine the computers had been stolen until after classes began on 3 September.
‘We had teachers complaining that they were missing computers,’ school Principal Karlene Buckle said, adding that teachers started noticing the shortage when they came back to work on 27 August.
The computers had been stored in a lab room after school ended the first week in July. According to Ms Buckle they were still there during summer school which was held the week of 16 July. What happened to them between the end of July and the end of August isn’t clear.
It wasn’t determined the ten computers were actually gone until 7 September when an inventory was taken.
The missing computers have affected teachers’ preparations for the start of the school year. Also, Ms Buckle noted the computer lab, which still has about 20 PC’s in it, has been idled until the situation gets sorted out.
‘It is an inconvenience, especially for individual class teachers who already planned their lessons,’ she said.
According to Ms Buckle, only three people had a key to the lab room where all the computers were stored for the summer. She said security guards and janitorial staff would not have access to the lab.
RCIPS Chief Inspector Richard Barrow said police were looking into the thefts, which a press release stated had occurred after a break-in.
Ms Buckle said the school would order some new computers. Officials were also considering having a card-reader installed to restrict and monitor access to the computer lab.
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