Reward offered to identify individual who vandalized FHS bathrooms

Rick Monroe

Special to the Village News

A reward of up to $1,000 has been approved by trustees of the Fallbrook Union High School District for evidence that will identify any individual responsible for damage to the new bathroom construction at Fallbrook High School in September.

In a report to the board at its Nov. 8 meeting, Superintendent Garza-Gonzalez said students were presented with a challenge to vandalize their school facilities on the social media platform TikTok.

The new restrooms at the school were repeatedly vandalized and significant damage resulted in three sets of new restroom facilities. In an earlier notice about the damage, the superintendent said the damage to one restroom alone was more than $4,000.

Government Code Section 53069.5 allows school districts to offer a reward for information leading to the determination of the identity of, and the apprehension, of any person who willfully damages or destroys any property.

Garza-Gonzalez said any informant would be kept confidential.

Reward for information would be up to $1,000 and parent(s)/guardian(s) of a person(s) responsible would reimburse the district per Education Code 48904(a)(1).

The Board of Trustees approved the resolution as presented with four aye votes, Diane Summers, president; Eddie Jones, vice president; Elana Sterling, clerk, and Lita Tabish, member. Member Oscar Caralampio abstained from voting, saying he would want more information.