A HEAD teacher slammed irresponsible parents after a gang of young burglars smashed school windows for the fourth time in a few months.

Classes were cancelled at St Alban's RC School, Blackburn, after the wrecking spree.

Vandals kicked in internal doors and raided every classroom, leaving a trail of shattered glass on desks and floors.

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