Staff at a special school had to clear up damage caused by vandals before pupils returned for the new autumn term.
The poly tunnel at Ysgol Pen-y-Bryn, Swansea, was targeted sometime over the past fortnight, destroying hard work planting seeds put in by pupils.
The plastic covering of the tunnel, which is ten metres long, was torn in a number of places, with a chair left sticking out of it.
School picnic benches were also removed from the school grounds and thrown into the tunnel, and raised bedding and seeding upended.
Staff have worked to repair the damage ahead of a return to the school in Clase on Thursday.
Headteacher Gethin Sutton said: “It was a real shock and was incredibly frustrating.
“We have never been touched before, and we don’t really know exactly when it took place. We think it was some time over the past two weeks, but it could have been over the bank holiday weekend.
“They gained entry to the tunnel by breaking the plastic, and threw benches from the school grounds into it.
“We have a sustainable growing project linked to our outdoor curriculum, which the pupils help with cultivating bulbs and seedlings, but the beds were destroyed and have needed to be repaired, which we have tried to do before the pupils come back”.
Despite the damage, Mr Sutton said the school had been overwhelmed with offers of support from local businesses, charities and residents after news of the damage spread.
“We have been inundated with concerns from members of our local community,” he said.
“We have had too many offers of support to mention them all.
“ Morriston Rotary Club has offered to pay for repairs, and parents have also set up a Go Fund Me page to raise funds.
“The response has been hugely gratifying. The cost isn't huge, but the damage was incalculable in terms of work that had gone in.
“But we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of the community”.
Ysgol Pen-y-Bryn has more than 130 pupils, aged between 3 and 19, with a wide range of additional learning needs.
