Police warning to pupils
Bridgnorth's beat officer is warning youngsters that anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated as they walk home from school.
Constable Ram Aston some pupils had been reported as behaving inappropriately and using abusive language.
He said pupils at Bridgnorth Endowed School and Oldbury Wells School had been cited .
"We are aware from residents that children have been using inappropriate behaviour on their way home or at lunchtime," he said.
"I have spoken to the schools and we have a good relationship but I feel the parents need to be made aware of what is happening."
Constable Aston said Mould Court and the Captain Road had been identified as problem areas but he warned that problems existed right across Bridgnorth.
"It is the two secondary schools which are causing the problems," the constable added.
"The kids are kicking people's doors and sitting on their walls as well as using foul language.
"They need to have respect for the elderly and realise they can't swear or threaten people."
He added: "We have Asbos we can put in place to prevent people from going to certain places in the town.
"Anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated by the police.
"We are working to get children to believe they have a space in society and that they can't go around doing these things."