THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DEALING WITH IT'S FIRST MAJOR VANDALISM OF THE SUMMER. FIVE SCHOOLS WERE HIT OVER THE WEEKEND. SPOKESMAN JOHN MILLER TELLS 770 KKOB THEY'RE NOW WORKING TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE DONE AT CIBOLA, MANZANO, AND ELDORADO HIGH SCHOOLS, AND APACHE AND HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. HE SAYS BROKEN WINDOWS ARE REPLACED QUICKLY, BUT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER RESIDUE IS A CHALLENGE FOR THEM.
MILLER SAYS THE REPAIR COSTS AMOUNT TO AT LEAST 55 THOUSAND DOLLARS … 40 THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THAT AT CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL ALONE. DAMAGE TO THE SCHOOLS INCLUDED BROKEN WINDOWS, GRAFFITI, AND SPLATTERED PAINT IN ADDITION TO THE BROKEN WINDOWS AND DISCHARGED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS .
MILLER SAYS THAT IN SPITE OF THE DAMAGE, SCHOOL WILL OPEN ON SCHEDULE ON AUGUST 13TH.
