Vandals struck the Kagman Elementary School a third time over the weekend, this time wreaking havoc on the school\u2019s cafeteria, according to principal Ruth Calvo.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have taken it too far because this time they are endangering our kids when they broke into the cafeteria and messed everything up pretty good,\u201d Calvo told Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n
Because of the vandalism, which involved the use of industrial cleaning materials, KagES students had no place to eat their lunches, Calvo said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur children could not eat this morning, this afternoon, or tomorrow. This is how serious it has gotten,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Calvo said the hazardous materials\u2014Clorox, Pine Sol, wax, and other sanitation products\u2014were dumped on the floor and tables of the cafeteria. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat is why we can\u2019t have the students in the cafeteria. They even took milk and juices and slashed them with a knife and spilled them all over the cafeteria. Those are commodities that our children could have used,\u201d Calvo said.<\/p>\n
Many cases of milk and juice drinks were destroyed. <\/p>\n
She estimated the damage to run in the thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was very unsanitary and we are crying for help because we can\u2019t do this all the time and we\u2019re also forced to get cleaners to sanitize the cafeteria so children can start eating again inside,\u201d Calvo said.<\/p>\n
She noted that children could not enter the cafeteria due to the strong smell of chlorine, which could hurt them and cause major health problems.<\/p>\n
Department of Public Safety Commissioner James Deleon Guerrero said that they are going to look into the matter.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are going to come into a resolution of this particular set of cases,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Deleon Guerrero said he has not been thoroughly briefed yet as he was off-island but that he will work with police commanders to look into this case.<\/p>\n
Saipan and Northern Islands Municipal Council chair Ramon Camacho said that they will establish a neighborhood watch program in Kagman due to these incidents.<\/p>\n
KagES first fell victim to unidentified vandals on March 22, 2014. They damaged potted plants, water faucets, and littered the campus hallways. The second incident happened on April 2, causing further harm to the campus.<\/p>\n
Calvo said the vandals are trying to make KagES students\u2019 lives miserable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reason why I say that is because they have not made any attempts to steal from our school, but have made many attempts to mess up our school,\u201d Calvo said.<\/p>\n
According to her, these vandals have torn down posters made by KagES students hanging in front of classroom doors, torn down plants that have beautified the school, used mud to \u201cdecorate\u201d the ceilings and floors, and left bathroom faucets turned on all night.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo prevent us from saving up for water, they actually broke the pipe last time. This time around they broke two pipes,\u201d Calvo said.<\/p>\n
This led to the school shutting down their water supply just so they can save water. Calvo said that Kagman High School sent their maintenance staff to help fix the pipes.<\/p>\n
She said the culprits were close to vandalizing the school\u2019s only stage but somebody saw them and they ran off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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