Children spied on in schools and parks
DRONES have been flown over dozens of schools and nurseries in the past three years – with 63 reports made to eight police forces alone over the period.
Analysis of police data suggests there are more complaints about drones flying over schools than any other public building.
There are also dozens of reports about spying on children in playgrounds, parks and even hovering at bedroom windows.
In Derbyshire, one head teacher told police last year: ‘A couple of times yesterday, each time the children went out to play, a drone was over the school.’
Cleveland Police recorded complaints in
Stockton about a drone ‘loitering’ about a nursery garden while children played, while another of the devices was flown over a children’s home.
Police in Middlesbrough said a man in a park was challenged over a drone flying where children were playing. A report read: ‘The male stated that he was flying the drone to see above his house. Later he changed to say he was filming trees and had been around various parks.’