fuckkk my last day of schoooool, bring on the shotttttsssssss!

Some Exeter High School seniors spent first period Friday with buckets, scrub brushes and sponges instead of sitting behind desks.

Principal William Cain ordered the work detail during his morning announcements as payback for an approved senior prank that got out of hand Thursday.

Students were to decorate the halls with balloons and toilet paper and use soap markers to write messages on the walls and windows.

“They made what looked like a huge mess, but it was all soap marker stuff,” Cain said, referring to the markers used to decorate wedding vehicles.

Cain said he approved the prank as an alternative to a senior camp-out that had been held the past two years in the parking lot. He told senior leaders he wouldn’t approve a camp-out this year because of safety concerns.

“So they came up with the idea of decorating the inside of the school, and I said, ‘We can make that work,’ ” Cain said.

Cain agreed to meet a group of seniors at the school for two hours Thursday night beginning at 9:30.

Cain remained in the school and walked the halls when he wasn’t watching the students on surveillance monitors in the office.

But when he learned that a few senior boys had gotten carried away, drawing inappropriate pictures, Cain went on the public address system about 10:30 p.m. and told the students to call it a night before there were any more problems.

Most of the students left the building within 15 minutes.

However, police were called to the campus by a neighbor who thought it was suspicious that cars were circling the block and blowing horns at 10:42 p.m.

Officer Karen Lincoln reported that she stopped to talk to a group of teens sitting at the corner of Woodland Avenue and Reiff Place. The teens identified themselves as high school seniors and said they had just left the school after doing a prank that was approved by the principal.

Lincoln talked to Cain, who confirmed he had approved the prank.

Police left after determining that no crime had been committed.

Cain said he may approve another indoor prank next year with changes. Some of this year’s seniors said they had a lot of fun and hoped that he wouldn’t penalize next year’s seniors because of a few immature students.

“You can’t stop the seniors from doing pranks,” Cain said. “I would rather see them do it in a controlled environment where, one, they won’t hurt themselves, and two, they won’t do anything destructive.”

Contact Steven Henshaw: 610-371-5028 or shenshaw@readingeagle.com.

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