Break and enter closes Deh Gah School in Fort Providence, N.W.T.

Classes were cancelled at Deh Gah School in Fort Providence, N.W.T., today after the school buildingwas broken into overnight.

Staff arrived to work at 7 a.m. Wednesday to discover electronics had been stolen and the premises vandalized.The school's alarm system was not active during the time of the break-in.

TwoiPadtablets and twoiPhone5s were stolen,two interior windows werebroken and a fire extinguisher was discharged inside the building.

Deh Gah Got'ie Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge says residents are very upset about the incident.

Police say the school was closed in order to assess and correct the damage.Anyone with information is askedto contact the Fort Providence RCMP at 867-699-1111 or Crime Stoppersat1-800-222-8477.

The school waspreviously broken into in August 2014, when vandals poured paint on hallways, carpets and 50 new computers.