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Pokemon perpetrators vandalize roof

 Symbols that were spray painted on to the roof this summer as part of the vandalism were visible from the courtyard, and have since been removed. Photo courtesy Cherisse Milliner.
Symbols that were spray painted on to the roof this summer as part of the vandalism were visible from the courtyard, and have since been removed. Photo courtesy Cherisse Milliner.

Though most Pokemon fans spent the summer glued to Pokemon Go, others took their search to a whole new level.

In mid-August, a group of teenagers climbed onto the roof of Whitman to spray paint indistinguishable symbols and depictions of Pokemon, according to Security Team Leader Cherisse Milliner.

The graffiti was partially visible from the courtyard and school entrance and ruined new roof sidings that had been put in, resulting in their replacement, Milliner said.

“We’ve had other roof climbers,” principal Alan Goodwin said, “and I thought maybe it was associated with the Pokemon craze, but apparently not.”

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Students accessed the roof from behind the school, near where the Tech Department is located.

“There’s a little fence, a little industrial area down there,” Milliner said. “We’re working on closing that off.”

Though administration is unsure of the identity of all the vandalists, one perpetrator was confirmed as a Whitman student.

“We were identifying students, through camera work, and one of them confessed,” Goodwin said.“The biggest consequence is having to pay for clean up.”

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    Wendy SneakanSep 8, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    Lol suckers don’t understand the cultural relevance of squirtle to the maya

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    Todd MichealsSep 8, 2016 at 4:18 pm

    That is not the only way onto the roof

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    Lawless VandalSep 8, 2016 at 7:00 am

    It was me

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