Marion High School for rent on craigslist

Visitors to the office and commercial housing section of Cedar Rapids' craigslist Thursday viewed a peculiar listing: rent or lease Marion High School for only $100, though the post noted that "almost any reasonable offer will be accepted at this point."

"That would be known as the senior prank," said Sarah Pinion, superintendent of the Marion Independent School District, who noted that the school is not actually available for acquisition.

The post touts the school's "state of the art fitness center" but also mentions "a few minor leaks" in the roof and a few other building issues.

Pinion found out about the impractical joke Thursday afternoon and took it in stride, maintaining a glass-half-full outlook.

"I'm just really pleased that (the writer) had good spelling and punctuation and really reflect well on their writing ability for the district," the superintendent said, laughing. "I think our seniors should be commended for saying goodbye to the district and thanks for our time here and be relatively creative ... When we look at the large scheme of things, this was relatively harmless."

Pinion said administrators had an idea of who is behind the post but she wasn't ready to say whether the involved student(s) would be punished or how.

"We're still doing a little bit of investigating," she said.

To her knowledge, the district did not receive any bids from perspective renters, though she noted that there would be a great deal of issues involved with transferring occupancy of the building. In addition, she noted the cheap cost would likely not offset the high utility prices.

The post can be viewed

here.