Central High Leaks Like a Sieve
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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics
by John Madewell It appears Central High students will be back at school tomorrow.Students went home at 10:30 this morning after the roof started leaking and saturating the ceiling in several places.Teachers and administrators used plastic to cover expensive teaching tools and valuable items in the library.Garbage cans and waste baskets were spread all over the school catching drops of water. Patches of saturated ceiling were visible throughout the campus, which has a flat roof.Principal Finley King said when it rains heavily, these problems crop up. Kinga added hail damage from the March tornadoes caused the problem. He's hoping for a new roof. King said, "Oh it's vital, we didn't have enough buckets to catch all the water. And with our tile floors, sometimes it's difficult to see the water standing and that creates a lot of safety issues with our teachers and our students."Superintendent Rick Smith said replacing the roof will be discussed at Thursday's school board meeting. Smith told NewsChannel 9 this afternoon school will be back open tomorrow.
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