[UPDATE: A teen has been arrested and charged with arson in the first fire on Monday.]

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There was another fire at TASSS today (March 28th), the second fire this week at the high school—the first occurred on Monday. And while the fire was contained quickly—it started in a bathroom again—there is obviously growing concern about who is starting them. This email below went out from TAS principal Annie Johnston this morning.

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From: Annie Johnston

Sadly,the TAS community was again a victim of someone who has deliberately

set fire to a toilet roll in a washroom. In this case the fire was found

and put out very quickly and the smoke and damage much less.

Students and staff followed the fire drill procedure quickly and co

operatively. The washroom where the fire occurred was in a hallway that

could easily be closed off so the rest of the school could return to their

classes without further interuption. They were outside approx. 15 min.

Members of the Board Joint health and Saftey team were notified of the

fire and the process to get students back to class safely.

The 3 classes that were in that hall were moved to other rooms in the