West Forsyth High School vandalized by graffiti

The school, on Drew Road west of Cumming, has "a large campus, and [the graffiti] stretches from one side of the building, the whole way over to the press box at the stadium," she said.

"It's along the doors, it's on the brick, it's throughout the campus," she said. "There's graffiti even on the American flag, so they spent a good deal of time on the campus."

While there were no signs of forced entry to the building, she said authorities were taking "very seriously" a threat scrawled on a wall that read, "y'all will die at 10:45." Many students checked out of school early Friday because of that threat, she said.

"It was disgusting that someone would actually do this to our school," said West Forsyth sophomore Trevor White, 16.

His friend, Morgan Gunter,15, said several students are "freaking out."

"It's something you don't do, not even for a joke," Gunter, a sophomore, said about the graffiti. "If it's someone from our school, that's a huge disappointment."

Other graffiti included vulgar words, "with some administrative staff names," Caracciolo said.

She said officials believe the graffiti was painted by someone familiar with the school since it included the names of staff members.

She said school officials would be offering a reward for information leading them to the culprits.

Caracciolo said the incident was the second time this week that someone had painted graffiti on buildings. The first vandalism happened early Tuesday, she said.

--Staff photographer John Spink contributed to this report.