FORNEY, Texas — North Forney High School will be closed the remainder of the week due to water damage caused by a water line break on Sunday night, according to school officials.
FORNEY, Texas — North Forney High School will be closed the remainder of the week due to water damage caused by a water line break on Sunday night, according to school officials.
The closure will not impact the Texas Department of Transportation’s public meeting on the Farm-to-Market (FM) 548 expansion scheduled for Tuesday night in the cafeteria.
North Forney High School experienced water damage due to a water line breaking on Sunday night, according to North Forney High School Principal Courtney Peck.
Classes were relocated on Monday as to allow the school to remain open. Peck says, after a full evaluation of the situation and damage, it was determined a school closure was needed to allow for additional repairs.
“After a full evaluation of the situation and damage to the building by the district and a contract remediation company, it has been determined that additional repair work will need to be completed at the school,” she said. “As a result, students at North Forney High School will not attend school on Tuesday, May 9.”
On Tuesday, Peck says the damage was more extensive than originally estimated and would require the replacement of some classroom walls which would result in the closure of the campus for the remainder of the week.
"We want to ensure that North Forney High School is properly repaired and safe for students to return to the campus," she said. "Classes will resume for all North Forney High School students on Monday, May 15."
"All Advanced Placement (AP) tests scheduled this week WILL be administered as scheduled," stated Peck. "All North Forney High School AP students that are scheduled to take AP tests on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday should report to the front office of the school on their scheduled test dates and times."
Again, the TxDOT meeting set for 6 p.m. will continue as scheduled in the cafeteria which did not sustain damage.
“Once again, thank you for your continued patience and understanding while we work through this unfortunate incident,” stated Peck.
