Aurora police ask for the public’s help in identifying two men who broke into a local school and caused “significant damage.”

Officers responded to the Aurora West College Preparatory Academy on East 13th Avenue around 5 a.m. Tuesday following a report of burglary and vandalism, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department.

Initial investigation found that the school — a 6-12 public school in the Aurora Public School District — had been broken into by two men around 11 p.m. Monday. The amount of damage was considered significant, according to a letter from the district, ultimately closing the school on Tuesday.

Eighth-grader Josh Salvador Jimenez told The Denver Gazette’s news partner, 9News, that he couldn’t believe the news when he woke up for school.

A broken window could be seen from the south exterior of the building as Salvador Jimenez and another student checked out the school on Wednesday.

“I mean, who would go to school when there’s like a broken window, a break-in?” Salvador Jimenez said. “It’s really thoughtful like they said we shouldn’t bring kids into here after a crime just happened. Let’s give them the day off. I think that’s perfect.”

The police department released security camera photos of the two suspects on Wednesday, asking anyone with information to reach out to Detective Vance at 303-739-1825.

9News contributed to this report.