A historic bell that normally sits in front of the Buena Park School District’s main building has been missing since sometime last week, district officials said Wednesday.
Maintenance crews noticed the bell was missing while doing yard work Thursday, Supt. Greg Magnuson said.
After checking that no one within the district had removed the bell for cleaning or safekeeping, the school district notified the Buena Park police that it was missing.
District officials originally hoped the bell was taken as part of a prank, Magnuson said, but as the days go by, they assume it’s been stolen.
The bell was first used at Buena Park School, the city’s first schoolhouse, built in 1897.
In 1904, the school expanded to four rooms from two, and eventually expanded to Grand Avenue School in 1926 and J.B. Sullivan School in 1968.
J.B. Sullivan School closed in 1979 because of declining enrollment.
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