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Senior class prank season tests the patience of the adults in the room and the adults of Cumberland, Wis., have passed the test. Kids will be kids and it's not a time to go to DEFCON 1.

Four high school seniors hauled half a car to the school, taped black plastic to the brick wall and made it look as though the car had crashed through the school near the principal's office.

We know from experience that some schools would chase down the offenders, expel them, and deny them the opportunity to graduate.

“What they did was really creative,” police chief Rick Rieper said chuckling as he talked to the 

The school district couldn't have been more proud of its kids.

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It took only seven minutes to set the scene up, the paper said.

No damage was done to the school, whose principal said the prank was in the spirit of fun.

“If this is the worst thing our kids are going to do, then we’re really lucky,” he said.

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Four high school seniors hauled half a car to the school, taped  black plastic to the brick wall and made it look as though the car had crashed through the school near the principal's office. We know from experience that some schools would chase down the offenders, expel them, and deny them the opportunity to graduate.

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