Vandals cause about $200K in damage at shuttered San Jose school

A shuttered San Jose middle school has been vandalized for a second time since closing, causing an estimated $200,000 in damage for a cash-strapped school district.

The latest vandalism happened at the former Joseph George Middle School, one of eight schools the Alum Rock Union School District closed last year because of declining enrollment.

Damage throughout the campus includes fire extinguishers ripped from classroom walls, open manholes, scraps of copper and electrical wiring, broken glass, and ransacked classrooms…

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