CLASSES AT ALBUQUERQUE'S PAJARITO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE CANCELLED TUESDAY. APS SPOKESPERSON MONICA ARMENTA SAYS THAT'S BECAUSE THIEVES STOLE COPPER FROM THE SCHOOL'S MAIN TRANSFORMER, WHICH LEFT THE SCHOOL WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. ARMENTA TELLS 770 KKOB THEY HOPE TO HAVE STUDENTS BACK IN CLASSES WEDNESDAY.
ARMENTA SAYS REPAIRS WERE SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SO THEY'LL HAVE WORD LATER ON WHETHER SCHOOL WILL BE BACK IN SESSION ON WEDNESDAY. SHE SAYS THEY'RE STILL LOOKING INTO HOW THE THEFTS OCCURRED.
PARENTS WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE SCHOOL CLOSURE BY ROBO CALLS AND VIA THE DISTRICT'S WEB SITE.
