NE Iowa School Closed Due to Vandalism

EPWORTH, Iowa (AP) — Classes were cancelled at an eastern Iowa high school after vandals broke into the building and turned on a water faucet, flooding part of the school.

The break-in at Western Dubuque High School in Epworth happened over the weekend but wasn't discovered until Monday morning.

By then, Superintendent Jeff Corkery says there was 1 to 2 inches of water in about a dozen classrooms.

Crews worked to dry out the school and prepare the school for a return of students Tuesday.

Corkery says there was thousands of dollars in damage plus additional costs for the cleanup.

The vandals apparently entered the school by breaking out a window in a classroom. The Dubuque County Sheriff's Department is investigating the incident.

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