Costly vandalism at Ashley High School

Ashley High School staffers are cleaning up their campus today following some serious vandalism overnight.

This is not the first case of vandalism this summer at Ashley High School. But, this time it is going to cost more than $30,000 to clean it up.

Eighty-nine double pane windows were broken at the high school.

Sheriff Deputies say the suspects used items like rocks, beer bottles and pipes to break the windows. They believe the vandalism happened around 1:30 a.m.

Ashley’s principal James McAdams says this all comes at a bad time with school starting next week, and teachers expected back to campus tomorrow.

“This morning I was mad, now I’m disappointed. This is a beautiful campus, it’s named after one of our national heroes, and I just feel real sad, because it doesn’t look good for us,” said McAdams.

Sheriff Deputies were on scene this morning, and are currently investigating leads.

If you have any information about the vandalism, call the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office at 910-798-4200