Vandals broke windows at Athens Drive High

Vandals broke windows and damaged buses and the building at Athens Drive High School in Raleigh early Monday.

“No one wants to see their school damaged like that and have to come into that," said Celeste Salyers. "It’s definitely not a great thing to walk into.”

Athens Drive administrators described the vandalism as "significant damage," and told WRAL News changes were made throughout the school day. 

Classes were held as scheduled, but some students met in different classrooms, away from the damage, Principal Amanda Boshoff told parents in an email.

Boshoff's message cited "a group of people" who came to the school property between 1 and 2 a.m.

"Vandalism of any kind is not tolerated in our school or district," Boshoff wrote. 

"Not only do acts like these take up valuable school resources to repair, they also disrupt student learning and show a lack of respect for our school community. 

Some people in the area told WRAL News no matter how old the culprit is, they need to be held accountable.

“Everybody should be held accountable for their actions,” said Margret Williams. “No matter how old or young you are, nobody should be touching other people’s stuff.”

Raleigh police are investigating the vandalism, and school staff worked throughout the day Monday to clean up broken glass and replace broken windows.

Boshoff said arrangements were being made "to reduce the impact on our extracurricular programs while affected activity buses are out of service."

The school will be closed Tuesday in observance of Veteran's Day.