Police are investigating after fires were started in the grounds of two primary schools in Kirkcaldy at the weekend.
The first fire was at Valley Primary School at around 7pm on Saturday.
The second was at Fair Isle Primary just before 7pm on Sunday.
Both fires were in the grounds of the schools and the schools themselves were not affected.
Police carrying out enquiries
A Police Scotland spokesperson said : “We are carrying out enquiries in relation to fires at two primary schools in Kirkcaldy recently.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101.”
Police and Scottish Fire and Rescue were called to Valley Gardens in the Lang Toun at around 7pm on Saturday after reports of youths involved in anti-social behaviour within the school grounds.
Eyewitnesses say a number of items were taken from the nursery area before being set alight.
The fire destroyed a table and damaged an area for the school ground.
One resident said she saw a group of around 10 youths within the school a short time before the fire started.
She said: “It’s a regular occurrence to see children at the school in the evenings and Saturday there was a group of around 10 that I saw.
“A short time later I saw the smoke and then the flames from a fire at the school close to the perimeter fence.
“The police arrived a short time later but the boys had run off by then.
“The fire’s made a right mess of the grass.
“It’s disgraceful and shows a total lack of respect.”
Another Valley Gardens described the incident as “very worrying”.
She added: “It’s not the first time the school has been targeted, there’s been anti-social behaviour before.
“It’s very worrying that next time it could be more serious.
“Next time it may the school building that’s targeted.”
Second Fire
Meantime SFRS have have confirmed they attended a second fire Sunday in the grounds of Fair Isle primary, Fair Isle Road on Sunday.
A SFRS spokeswoman said: “We attended a fire in the grounds of Fair Isle at 7.37pm on Sunday.
“We sent one appliance. It took around an hour to bring the fire affecting hedges under control.”