Elementary school cancels classes after school bus catalytic converter theft, district says

Elementary school cancels classes after school bus catalytic converter theft, district says

An elementary school in Bourbonnais canceled classes on Thursday after a fleet of school buses was vandalized.

Illinois elementary school cancels class after criminal act, mechanical theft leaves buses inoperable

Bourbonnais Elementary School in Kankakee County canceled Thursday’s school day after a ‘criminal act’ left their fleet of school buses unable to run. The school district announced on Facebook that ‘deliberate mechanical sabotage’ forced them to have to cancel school. The announcement came after the discovery of the school’s buses have their catalytic converters stolen. The district said with the converters stolen, they were not able to safely t…