Windows weren’t the only things damaged by vandals at the new Sehome High School
Damage from weekend vandalism at Sehome High amounts to more than $10,000 and included a district-owned car and flat-screen TV, as well as 11 windows, Bellingham Police said.
Broken windows at the school in Happy Valley, south of the Western Washington University campus, were discovered by a janitor arriving for work Monday morning, Bellingham Public Schools spokesperson Dana Smith told The Bellingham Herald.
Those windows were on the north side of the school, which opened in January at a cost of $103 million.
It wasn’t immediately known how the TV and the car were damaged, Bellingham Police Lt. Claudia Murphy told The Herald, adding that the investigation in continuing.
Meanwhile, school district officials have issued a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect.
Anyone with information about the vandalism can call or text to a tip line anonymously at 844-310-9560, contact a school administrator or use an online reporting tool at bellinghamschools.org/safe.
This story was originally published May 15, 2019 at 3:05 PM.
