A number of iPads, which are crucial to help children learn while schools are closed during the pandemic, have been stolen from a Cardiff school.
A burglar is believed to have smashed through a window at the back of the Hywel Dda primary school in Ely before making off with half a dozen iPads in the early hours of Wednesday.
The school said the IT equipment was "vital" to enable children to continue to learn from home and the theft had affected the whole school.
South Wales Police is appealing for anyone with information to come forward while a spokesman for the school is pleading people to help catch the culprit.
They said: "During this time technology and digital provision is vital so that children can continue to learn and stay in touch whilst schools are closed. This theft has impacted on the whole school community and I encourage anyone with information to please come forward and report it to the police."
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The suspect is understood to have made off with the iPads by fleeing down a lane behind the school into Deere Road.
A spokesman for the force said: "A back window of the school in Cambria Road was smashed during the early hours of Wednesday, January 13.
"It is believed the suspect fled through the back of the school and down the lane into Deere Road.
"The school now has the expense and inconvenience of not only repairing the damage but also replacing this valuable IT equipment."
Anyone with information on who might be responsible for the burglary can contact South Wales Police quoting *013578.
You can make contact by direct message on social media, calling 101, or ringing Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
