Break-in at Fort Scott elementary school results in ~$20,000 worth of damages, officials say
FORT SCOTT, Kan. — Fort Scott school administrators are cleaning up after a break-in at Eugene Ware Elementary School.
School leaders say someone broke into the school Monday around 4:30 a.m. They said they have video surveillance showing the suspect going from room to room and either taking or destroying various items. That includes a water fountain, TV, 3-D printer, and a door.
Break-in at Fort Scott elementary school results in ~$20,000 worth of damages, officials say
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Administrators estimate the damage was more than $20,000
“This is our safe space these are things for our kids and I think more than anything we were kind of heart broken about the damage that was done and thinking about all the kids that have used those computers or used the 3-d printer and enjoyed them. Just thinking about how that was so easy to take from them. I think was hard for us to kind of face,” said Yasmina Query, Eugene Ware Elementary Principal.
Query said the suspect left the building after hearing the janitors inside, shortly after 5:30 that morning. No arrests have been made in the case.
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