Hillsborough's Expedition School opening delayed because of Chantal flood damage
POLICE SAY THERE IS NO ACTIVE
THREAT TO THE PUBLIC.
>> THERE IS NO RETURN TO THE
CLASSROOM FOR SOME STUDENTS
IN HILLSBOROUGH TODAY WOULD
HAVE BEEN THEIR FIRST DAY BACK
FROM SUMMER BREAK, WRS KELSEY
COFFEY IS LIVE AT THE SCHOOL
THIS MORNING. AND KELSEY FLOOD
WATERS FROM CHANTAL ARE
PREVENTING A SMOOTH BACK TO
SCHOOL THERE AT EXPEDITION
SCHOOL.
>> YESTERDAY, RIGHT NOW I'M
STANDING IN WHAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN A SECOND GRADE CLASSROOM
FOR STUDENTS TO BE RETURNING TO
TODAY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
THAT'S NOT THE CASE. THE SCHOOL
IS GOING TO HAVE TO DELAY THEIR
START DATE FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE
OF ALL OF THE DAMAGE. SO RIGHT
NOW I'M JOINED BY THE SCHOOL'S
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF
EDUCATION IS TO BE SENTENCED UP
TO ME TO TALK TO US ABOUT
REALLY WHAT YOU GUYS ARE
LOOKING AT AS FAR AS DAMAGE TO
THE BUILDING. GIVE US AN UPDATE
ON WHERE YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT
NOW IN RECOVERY.
>> WHERE WE'RE STANDING RIGHT
NOW AND YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO
TELL BY THE WALLS WE HAD ABOUT
3 FEET OF WATER IN THIS
BUILDING.
>> AND SO THE BUILDING IS A LOT
BETTER THAN IT WAS WHEN IT WAS
COMPLETELY FLOODED. BUT AS YOU
CAN SEE, IT'S NOWHERE NEAR
READY FOR CHILDREN THAT TO TAKE
OUT THE SHEET ROCK, YOU KNOW,
12 TO 18 INCHES, A FOOT ABOVE
FLOOD LINE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO REDO THE GET THE ELECTRICAL
REDONE AND ALL THE THINGS.
SO THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK
TO BE DONE HERE. A LOT OF WORK
TO BE DONE. AND WE'VE EVEN
TALKED ABOUT BEFORE HAVE 98% OF
WHAT WAS INSIDE OF THIS
BUILDING IS A TOTAL LOSS.
SO NOW HOW CAN THE COMMUNITY
STEP UP AND HELP YOU GUYS FOR
COVER?
>> THAT'S RIGHT. SO WE DO HAVE
A DONATION LINK AND THE TEACHER
WISHLISTS THAT ARE ONLINE.
THE COMMUNITY CAN PARTICIPATE
IN AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR
THOSE WHO ALREADY HAVE. WE'RE
ALSO HAVING A WORK DAY THIS
SATURDAY TO HELP MOVE SOME OF
OUR DONATED DUST FROM OTHER
SCHOOLS INTO CLASSROOM SPACES.
AND WE COULD REALLY HAVE ANY
VOLUNTEER 16 UP. COME ON OUT TO
THE SCHOOL THE SATURDAY TO HELP
WITH THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
ME. SO THAT FALL INTO YOUR
WORKDAY WILL BE HERE AT
EXPOSITION SCHOOL FRIEND.
>> 8 TO 5 ON SATURDAY. AND WE
KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL WILL BE
TEMPORARILY MOVING INTO AN
EVENT SPACE. THAT'S RIGHT.
NEXT DOOR. SO HOPEFULLY
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO BE
BACK IN THE CLASSROOM BY
AUGUST. 25TH KELSEY COFFEE,