Students who attend Giles High School have an unexpected day off.
Police are investigating a break-in at the high school on Wenonah Avenue that happened sometime before 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. School officials say the damage was extensive and was contained to the main office.
A custodian discovered the damage, called the principal, and soon police were on site. School officials decided it was best to cancel classes for the day so investigators could work.
We're told some things might have been stolen from the office. No computers were destroyed.
The superintendent said teachers have come to work Tuesday and are helping figure out what happened.
"See if they've noticed anything or heard anything, that type of thing, so hopefully we'll be in good shape tomorrow. But again, we'll have to pay attention to the weather to see what we're able to do tomorrow,” Giles County Superintendent Dr. Terry Arbogast said.
No one has been arrested, but the school did have surveillance cameras rolling Monday night and two suspects were reportedly caught on tape.
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9:34 a.m.:
An investigator at Giles High School has described the Tuesday morning incident as a break-in.
Investigators say they needed time to process the scene, so they closed the school.
There was no danger or threat to the school. There is still no information being released about what was damaged.
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6:48 a.m.:
Developing now, Giles County School Superintendent says Giles High School is so badly damaged the school will be closed today.
Terry Arbogast says the school is closed because someone vandalized the building somehow overnight.
He wouldn't tell us what was damaged.
All he would say is Giles High School is closed Tuesday.
All other schools in the county are on time as normal.
