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Children vandalize high school

Four "surprisingly young kids" caused thousands of dollars in vandalism at Cloquet High School on July 4, superintendent Michael Cary told school board members Monday.

Cary said camera footage shows the children checking doors at the school until they found one that was not securely latched. Much of the incident was recorded on school security cameras, inside and out.

Police have identified the suspects, who won't be named because they are juveniles. Technology director T.J. Smith told the board Monday that the children were headed into fifth-, sixth- and second grades.

"They essentially made...