Due to the age of the boys and their immediate regret and realisation this could potentially affect their future by receiving a possible criminal conviction, the Neighbourhood Police Officer spoke to the local council and due to the state of the disused building and the minor damage caused, they were happy for the police to proceed down a ‘restorative justice route’ rather than a criminal conviction.
Just near to the disused school is the Kirkella Police Community Allotment, where school children from the Haltemprice area with disruptive behaviour or have recently been in trouble with the police are encouraged to attend and learn life skills; like growing their own food and then donating it to local refuge centres and nursing homes, to give something back to the community.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council was happy for the two young teenagers to put something back into the community, instead of pursuing a criminal conviction.
With this in mind the two young lads will attend the allotment this coming weekend and with the blessing of their parents, both will be packed up and ready to go and have been given the task to clear two patches of land on the allotment and help plant four rows of potatoes which when grown will go to a local OAP home.
PC Andy White, from Kirkella Police Station, said: “Restorative Justice is a fantastic tool to use for kids who have made a genuine mistake and instead of getting a criminal record which could tarnish their careers and future, they are given an alternative punishment which really makes them realise their mistake."