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District: High school hot-water heater failed; replacement equipment expected within 7 days
Summary
Susquehanna Township School District staff reported a failed hot-water heater at the high school and said replacement equipment has been ordered and should arrive within about a week; no work schedule for installation was available at the meeting.
Susquehanna Township School District staff told the board that the high school’s hot-water heater failed shortly before the start of the school year and a replacement has been ordered.
At the board meeting, a staff member identified as Chris said the district learned of the failure “Thursday or Friday of this week just before the start of school.” A second staff member, identified as Michael, said, “Yes. We are in the process of purchasing a hot water heater now. And, the equipment should be on-site, within 7 days. You can not yet have a schedule on every labor, relative to the stall will occur. So we're working feverishly to get this, addressed ASAP.”
The district did not provide a timeline for when installation work would be scheduled or how long students or staff might be affected while crews perform repairs. Board members did not take a formal vote on the repair at the meeting; the item was reported as an operational update.
The report came during the facilities/grounds portion of the meeting, which otherwise covered routine opening-of-school logistics. The district did not specify the contractor, the total replacement cost, or whether temporary measures were put in place while the unit is replaced.
