CALEDONIA, Ohio (AP) – Prosecutors in Marion County have charged six students with vandalism for allegedly taking a chain saw to two dozen trees outside the school as a senior prank.
Three of the River Valley High School students were charged with one count each of felony vandalism and three others were charged with complicity to commit vandalism, also a felony, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said Monday.
The students also will face disciplinary action at school, but he didn’t provide details, principal Paul Coleman said
Students and administrators arriving at school last Thursday found the 25 trees chopped off at their bases. The district says clearing the felled trees and replacing them will cost thousands.
About 500 students attend the school about 50 miles north of Columbus.