A primary school has not reopened for the new term after thieves stole pipes leaving the site without water.
Davie Clifford, head teacher of Stirchley Primary School in Birmingham, said staff were working closely with engineers, who were on site, to restore the supply as quickly as possible.
He said the school, off Pershore Road, had been left without running water after pipework was stolen during a break-in at an unoccupied local constituency office, which affected supplies to the school.
Kitchens, toilets and access to drinking water were affected and staff had no option but to close the school, he said. He did not say when it might reopen.