Acts of extreme vandalism by students stun Gonzaga College High School
Dozens of students from Washington’s prestigious Gonzaga College High School, on a spiritual retreat in southern Maryland, ransacked a cabin and an unoccupied home, shattering windows and cabinets, punching holes in walls, throwing a toilet into a yard and destroying property throughout both dwellings, according to several Gonzaga employees who were told of the incidents at a staff meeting at the school.
A number of the students pulled a refrigerator from the cabin and pushed it over a cliff into the Potomac River, which runs along the property, the employees said.
The acts took place during afternoon breaks at the retreat on two consecutive days, Jan. 30 and 31. Approximately 40 to 50 students, mostly juniors but some seniors, took part in the vandalism, according to the employees, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared retribution.
The vandalized home and cabin are on property close to the Loyola Retreat House in Faulkner, Md, in Charles County, about 10 miles south of La Plata. The location is the site of three-day retreats for Gonzaga students to explore their faith and bond with one another, a person familiar with the retreat told the Post.
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