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By Dena Martin
The Times 

Juvenile Shenanigans Result in School Yard Closure

Elementary school playground is off limits from 10 p.m. – 7 a.m.

 

August 17, 2017

Dena Martin

Notices posting nighttime closure of the Waitsburg Elementary School playground are the result of children and teens mistreating the property.

WAITSBURG – Anyone with a late-night urge to play basketball in Waitsburg is out of luck. Abuse to the school grounds and a lack of respect for neighbors has resulted in a closure of the playgrounds from 10 p.m. – 7 a.m.

A Facebook post from the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office stated that increased reports of multiple people on the school grounds after hours, making noise, littering and being a "general nuisance" resulted in the decision.

Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Shanda Zessin told The Times that the signs were placed by the school because of concerns by the staff...



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