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Mount Vernon superintendent opens school shelter after weekend fire; board ratifies action
Summary
After a weekend blaze displaced families and hospitalized two firefighters, Superintendent Dr. Strickland opened Mount Vernon Honor Academy as an emergency shelter; the board ratified the action and asked the district to seek cost-sharing with city officials while arranging counseling and resources for affected students.
Mount Vernon — Superintendent Dr. Kevin Strickland said the district opened Mount Vernon Honor Academy as an emergency shelter after a weekend fire displaced multiple families and hospitalized two firefighters.
"Because the need was an urgent matter, I made the superintendent's decision to open our facility to house those families expeditiously," Strickland said during the Nov. 25 board meeting, describing the district’s immediate humanitarian response.
The board heard multiple public comments describing the fire's local impact. Community member Mark Stuckey told trustees two firefighters were in the…
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