Maplewood Football Field Damaged in School Bus Joyride

EAST NASHVILLE, TN — School-bus stealing vandals did significant damage to Maplewood High School's football field.

A neighbor called police just before 12:30 Tuesday morning after seeing a school bus zooming from the parking lot at the school at a high rate of speed. The vandals crashed the bus through two fences, drove over the school's track and then made donuts on the football field.

Metro Schools used a replacement bus to serve the routes without delay this morning and school opened as normal.

Maplewood has a home game against Portland scheduled for Friday night and WKRN reported that football coaches were checking the field and sprinkler system for damage.

Image via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.