The Harrison Daily Times in Harrison, AR reports that cabling installers working inside a school building during school hours escaped harm when a student grabbed a cable (presumably a twisted-pair construction) from the ceiling, stripped back the wires - with his teeth, evidently - and stuck the stripped cable into an electrical outlet.
The kid's in legal trouble because of what could have happened to an installer, or anyone else, who might have grabbed the other end of the cable.
Of other note, according to the newspaper report, the installation crew will go ahead and use the chewed cable as planned. Once installed and tested they'll determine whether or not the chewing-and-plugging incident adversely affected the cable's performance.
If the cable doesn't work, replacement will reportedly cost the district (and earn the contractor) $450.
Easy for me to say, I know, but it sounds like a good idea to avoid installing cabling inside a school when the students are also in the building.
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