The Council, in partnership with Head Teachers, Darlington Police, the Council’s Insurer’s, Zurich Municipal, local security company ESS and Smartwater has launched an initiative designed to reduce the incidences of theft and vandalism within Darlington Schools.
All Schools have been provided with Smartwater, a highly sophisticated, clear, forensic solution that can be applied to valuable property such as laptops, PC’s, audiovisual equipment and much more. Only a small amount is needed to protect the equipment and once applied it is almost impossible to remove.
Each bottle of Smart Water carries its own unique DNA type code that can be detected by the Police and used to identify where stolen property has come from. This in turn makes it very difficult for the equipment to be sold on and is a very powerful deterrent to prevent theft from Schools.
The Local Authority has produced a Smartwater leaflet and Darlington Police will be distributing it to all staff and children when they visit each school in the town.
Smartwater leaflet - pdf document