Vandalism Forces Officials To Close Local Elementary School
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Vandalism Forces Officials To Close Local Elementary School
Nearly a thousand students were moved to other campuses Monday after vandals targeted a local elementary school over the weekend, leaving so much damage behind that classes couldn’t be held.
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(January 12, 2009) - Hanna Springs Elementary School in Lampasas was the target of vandals over the weekend and the damage forced officials to move almost 1,000 students to other campuses for classes on Monday.

Lampasas Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Brant Myers told News 10 that about a dozen fire extinguishers were discharged all over the building sometime Sunday between noon and 5 p.m.

Myers said the juveniles responsible, who are students who attend schools in the district, have been identified and are being dealt with.

The school normally has a student body of third, fourth, fifth and sixth graders, all of whom were transferred to gymnasiums at other campuses in the district.

Myers said normal classes will resume at the school on Tuesday.

Myers said an abatement company from Waco was on hand at 11 p.m. Sunday to begin clearing the building of the chemicals used in the extinguishers.

The vandals "pretty much just sprayed that stuff all over the inside of the building," Myers said.

"It got all over the place."

Officials believe the vandals broke in through s door.

The fire extinguishers used were of the dry chemical type.

Students and teachers used the day out of the classroom to accomplish other things, such as mandatory bus training and physical training requirements.

"That's what teachers do," Myers said.

"They've made the best out of a bad situation and it ended up being a positive thing for us. These teachers did a great job.

"We have been able to get the entire 3rd and 4th grade classes, which is almost 500 students, through the bus training in one day," Myers said.

That training usually takes a week to accomplish.

Myers said there has been no estimate of the cost of cleanup yet.

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Posted by: Katrina Location: Lorena on Jan 14, 2009 at 02:23 PM

CPS is worthless. Don't count on them to help at all.
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Posted by: Teacher Location: Local on Jan 14, 2009 at 09:15 AM

Yes, parents need to return to the way THEIR parents were raised..... Good old fashioned and REAL consequences. If a spanking is done right the first time.......There probably won't be a need for a second one!
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Posted by: TR Location: Kempner on Jan 13, 2009 at 03:26 PM

The ultimate sad thing about this is that we tax payers will be left to foot the bill. I am in Lampasas County, and for different reasons, my property taxes have doubled in the seven years since I bought my house. So much for living where the schools are safe and the taxes are lower than the relative cities. We need to have laws in place to allow us to actually punish the little brats instead of just sending them to In School Suspension or detention. Thank goodness my kids never did anything like this, but CPS or no, they would get a good old fashioned whipping.
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