Students in St. Croix returned to the classroom Wednesday after an early dismissal due to vandalism.
The Department of Education announced an early dismissal Tuesday at Arthur Richards Jr. High/ Alexander Henderson Elementary shared modular campus and Juanita Gardine Elementary School.
They said it was because of a vandalism that happened over Memorial Day Weekend.
The WAPA line supplying water to the shared campus was destroyed- cutting off the campus’s water supply.
At Juanita Gardine, 16 classrooms along with the schools cafeteria and kitchen were burglarized and ransacked.
On Sunday, a fire broke out in the cafeteria of the vacant Charles H. Emanuel Elementary School building.
No injuries were reported.