Parents at Wollongong Public School will lobby for a $100,000 security fence to stop unwanted visitors using the grounds as a thoroughfare or a place to shoot up.
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Teachers routinely clear beer bottles from the grounds on Monday mornings and syringes have been found in places easily accessible to students, most recently in the bubblers.
The canteen has also been the site of repeated break-ins.
P and C president Jon Masters said the school's CBD location - less than a block from the police station and the court house - leaves it more vulnerable than most to uninvited guests.
"You don't want to say it, but you hear stories of kids getting abducted, kids getting molested. Teachers can't have one eye on the classroom and one out the window to see who's coming. It's not meant to be a thoroughfare," he said.
A small 1.8-metre high section of fence exists on the school's northern boundary, set back from Smith Street.
But passers-by can easily jump the short fencing on the rest of the Smith Street side, and on the Church Street boundary, to cut across the grounds, Mr Masters said.
The parents believe having tall fences on both boundaries would deter people from using the school as a short cut.
The issue was raised at the school's last P and C meeting and will be top of the agenda at this month's meeting, which will discuss potential sources of funding and government assistance.
"It will cost $100,000 and the school can't afford that. We can only contribute $20,000 or so, so we need to get funding from somewhere to cover it," Mr Masters said.
Unwanted visitors have long been an issue at Wollongong Public, however the P and C has hesitated to campaign for a fence because it was thought it would spoil the school's appearance.
"A few years ago we discussed it, but we thought we would like to keep the heritage look of the school because it's a beautiful old school," Mr Masters said.