Primary / Secondary School, School / University Fort Worth, TX – Sprinklers activate after books set on fire during elementary school break-in June 29, 2016 viking210 There has been a break-in and six classrooms vandalized on the campus of a Crowley Independent School District elementary school. The vandalism happened at Meadowcreek Elementary in Fort Worth, where Monday cleanup crews were busy mopping up. In all, six rooms received water damage after fires caused the sprinkler system to go off. In addition to damage inside the school, graffiti was also spray-painted outside the building. On what is supposed to be summer vacation, school officials are back on the Meadowbrook campus to oversee the cleanup of charred debris from burned books and school supplies. According to a Crowley ISD spokesperson, the school was broken into and the books set on fire around 3 a.m. Monday. Right now, investigators are also looking in to whether several computer monitors were also stolen. School cameras captured video of the suspect. It’s since been turned over to Fort Worth police. Crowley district spokesperson Anthony Kirchner explained that the cleanup is expected to take a couple of weeks. “It is disheartening to see that someone would cause this kind of damage and we want to make sure that person is apprehended,” he said adding that the summer break gives the district time for cleanup, repairs and equipment replacement. “This happened at a time when no students or teachers were here and we have plenty of time to get everything back.” This isn’t the first time vandals have struck at Meadowcreek. This past Friday a window was broken at the school. It isn’t known if the two cases are connected. Classes resume in the Crowley ISD on August 22.
