Schools in Milton Keynes are using state-of-the art technology to improve security in buildings.
Representatives from more than 65 schools in the city attended the launch of the SmartWater project.
SmartWater is a liquid with genetic material which marks valuables with a unique code, read using an ultra violet light, and is impossible to remove.
Crime reduction advisor Jan Hodgkinson said the technology "will make thieves think twice about targeting them".
Each school was given a kit, which contains the marking solution, lesson plans to teach pupils about the technology, a UV light and two signs warning prospective thieves.
Those who have been sprayed by SmartWater will glow under the lights and the liquid's code can be used to place them at the scene of a particular crime.
Ms Hodgkinson added: "Milton Keynes does not have a specific problem with burglaries in schools but any steps we can take to make our schools safer and deter thieves are a bonus."
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