STUDENTS TO PAY FOR SENIOR PRANK.Byline: - Lisa M. Sodders About 10 Chatsworth High School students will pay $4,000 restitution In the context of Criminal Law, state programs under which an offender is required, as a condition of his or her sentence, to repay money or donate services to the victim or society; with respect to maritime law, the restoration of articles lost by jettison, done when the for a senior prank A senior prank is a type of organized prank pulled by the senior class of a school, college, or university to cause chaos throughout the institution. The pranks are usually carried out at the end of the senior school year as a going away mark on the school. gone awry a·wry adv. 1. In a position that is turned or twisted toward one side; askew. 2. Away from the correct course; amiss. See Synonyms at amiss. , school officials said Friday. Chatsworth High School officials discovered on June 14 that someone had painted orange and blue footprints with a foot-shaped sponge all over the sidewalks, benches and walls of the school. The vandalism cost just under $4,000 to remove. Principal Dan Wyatt had threatened that Friday's graduation ceremony would be ``altered'' if the pranksters didn't come forward, and by Sunday, the students responsible had started to contact him, he said. ``They were very remorseful re·morse·ful adj. Marked by or filled with remorse. re·morse  ful·ly adv. and have agreed to pay restitution,'' Wyatt said. ``It was meant to be a prank, and they thought that water-based paint could be squirted off. What they didn't realize was that's what all the buildings are painted with, and once it hardens, it's on there.'' Sgt. Mike Bowman of the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. police said the parents of the students will be billed for the damages. Wyatt said the students will each be assessed an equal amount. ``I'm extremely proud that they did come forward, because it shows the quality of their character,'' Wyatt said. |
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