DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Police in Dickinson say a juvenile has been arrested in connection with the Trinity High School fire, which authorities allege was started by the school’s principal.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The juvenile from Dickinson was arrested on a hindering law enforcement charge around 3 a.m. Wednesday.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Authorities would not disclose the juvenile’s identity or other information regarding the arrest. Juvenile records are not public.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The charge against the juvenile is a Class C felony.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thirty-year-old Thomas Sander is accused of setting a fire that heavily damaged the school on Monday. He has been charged with arson and endangerment by fire.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sander moved to Dickinson last summer. The board chairman for Dickinson Catholic Schools says the Dickinson job was Sander’s first full-time principal position.<\/p>\n
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2013 The board chairman for Dickinson Catholic Schools says a principal accused of setting fire to Trinity High School passed background checks and came recommended by clergy and mentors in other states.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monsignor Patrick Schumacher says the Dickinson job was Thomas Sander\u2019s first full-time principal position. He says Sander had a good work ethic but did make some mistakes. Schumacher declined to give details but said they were issues that any first-year principal might deal with. He declined to say if Sander was sanctioned for any reason.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sander is accused of setting a fire that heavily damaged the school Monday. Court documents don\u2019t list an attorney for him.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sander came to Dickinson last summer. He previously worked at Catholic schools in Omaha, Neb., and Council Bluffs, Iowa.<\/p>\n
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DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – A judge has set a $500,000 bond for the principal of Trinity High School in Dickinson who has been charged with setting fire to the school.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thirty-year-old Thomas Sander appeared in court Wednesday. He has been charged with arson and endangerment by fire or explosion, both felonies that carry a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison. Court documents don’t list an attorney for him and a home telephone listing for him couldn’t be found.\u00a0
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Police and fire officials are still investigating. The Bishop of Bismarck and school board officials plan to meet Friday to discuss a full assessment of the property.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The fire early Monday heavily damaged the school. Students have been given the week off while officials decide how to proceed for the rest of the school year.<\/p>\n
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DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – The principal of Trinity High School in Dickinson is accused of setting fire to the school.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Police say 30-year-old Thomas Sander is in custody on charges of arson and endangerment by fire, both felonies that carry a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney, and a home telephone listing for him could not be found. He has been principal for less than a year.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Police and fire officials are still investigating. Dickinson Catholic Schools President Steve Glasser says school officials plan to release a statement Wednesday.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The fire early Monday heavily damaged the school. Students have been given the week off while school officials decide how to proceed for the rest of the school year.<\/p>\n
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