TWO teenagers have been ordered to pay compensation of £950 between them for their involvement in the criminal damage caused to Callington Community College in August last year. The 16-year-old male and 17-year-old female, both from East Cornwall, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted playing a part in the attack which caused £26,000 worth of damage to the college. Both appeared at Bodmin Youth Court on Monday. They were part of a group of seven 13 to 19 year-olds who have all pleaded guilty to criminal damage. The teenage boy was ordered to pay £450 compensation to the college and given a ten-month referral order. The girl was ordered to pay £500 and given a six-month referral order. Stones were thrown at windows at the college, lights and CCTV cameras were smashed, paving slabs ripped up and rocks and glass thrown into the school's pool in the vandalism attack. The sentencing of the two juveniles follows criticism over the earlier sentencing of two 18-year-olds involved in the crime by town councillors and members of the community. Craig Davies from Torpoint and Kayley Davis from Bristol were given a 12-month conditional discharge and Davies was also ordered to pay compensation of £50. At its full council meeting last week Callington Town Council decided to write a letter to East Cornwall Magistrates and MP Colin Breed expressing anger at the punishment, described as 'an insult to the people of Callington' by portreeve Andrew Long. Local resident Richard Pridham, who attended the meeting, said: 'If we park our cars in the car park and don't pay we get we a £60 fine — if you cause £26,000 worth of damage to the school you get a £50 fine.' Cllr Jeremy Gist said councillors shared the same concerns: 'There was a lot of good work by the police — a lot of time and effort in putting the files together and as a result of that very pro-active approach Callington has been quite quiet since that incident.' But he added that within days of the court report appearing in the newspapers there was a lot of criminal activity in the town, including the smashing of windows. Eight businesses were affected and two were burgled. 'Outrage extends far beyond this council chamber and this town,' said Cllr Gist. 'I suspect it was difficult to prove who broke which window, and whilst it is innocent until proved guilty it does seem legislation in this country has slipped a little too far in that direction.' Portreeve Andrew Long said: 'It's a travesty — an insult to the people of Callington and Cornwall that people can cause criminal damage and get a fine like this.' He said the magistrates would be told of the distress caused to the people of the town and questions would be asked to find out how they came to their decision.