Copper Thefts Costing Schools

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Published: Wed, July 16, 2008 - 5:05 pm
Diana Lucio
Diana Lucio
Mobile County School officials tell us copper thieves have hit Vigor High School, Booker T. Washington and W.D. Robbins Elementary schools, while swiping several air conditioning units, in the past month. The theft has created a problem for maintenance who have been trying to finish up repairs on school campuses before classes resume next month.Officials are worried that they may not get all the AC units installed in time, possibly leaving hundreds of students and teachers in the heat.
To make matters worse, officials say the copper theft is taking a toll on the school system's budget."It's time and materials that we should be spending on upgrades we're going back and making repairs due to vandalism, and it's just an additional unexpected unbudgeted expense,"Said Tommy Sheffield with the Mobile County School System. The school system says so far the copper thefts have cost them over half a million dollars. Meantime, school officials are working with authorities to hopefully crack down on the problem.


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