BUS VANDALISM CLOSES SCHOOLS.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: BRUCE A. SCRUTON Staff writer

BERLIN -- The Berlin Central School District will reopen today after canceling classes Monday to repair 22 buses that had their air-brake lines cut, officials said.

Three buses were about to leave the garage just before 6 a.m. when the drivers noticed there was no air pressure in the brake systems, said Toni Diamond, superintendent of the 1,050-student district.

``They notified the supervisors, and an inspection was done on the rest of the buses,'' she said. At least five vehicles from the 35-bus fleet were already on their routes and were recalled.

Because the buses have air brakes, gauges and warning …