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Superintendent says high‑school drain backup was contained; district awarded $225,348 water‑filter grant
Summary
Superintendent Doctor Langford described a classroom drain backup at the high school that produced dirt and grime but no biological hazard and said the health department was notified; he also reported several new funding items including a $225,348 water‑filter grant and $2,790 from a local giving campaign.
Superintendent Doctor Langford told the board the district responded to a drain backup in a high‑school classroom that caused soil and grime to bubble up into two rooms but, he said, did not create a biological hazard. "At no time was there any rot or human sewage or biological hazard," Langford said, describing the event and the district’s mitigation steps.
Langford said staff moved affected classes to other spaces in the building while custodial and maintenance personnel addressed the drain, and a plumber was brought in for repairs and to confirm the catch basin. He said the district notified the public health department, included that office in follow‑up communications, and received confirmation that the response was appropriate.
Langford also reported district fundraising and grant activity. A local pump‑at‑the‑pump drive raised $2,790 this year for district programs, and the district had been awarded a water management/filter grant of $225,348 to install bottle‑filling stations and faucet‑mounted filters and to pay for replacement cartridges. He listed transportation reimbursement expectations (about $308,000) and said the business office and board are discussing whether to purchase 10‑passenger vans (estimated around $64,000 each) and potentially a replacement bus.
Board members asked questions about the timeline for state aid and auditing. Langford said state payments are audited by the intermediate school district and then by the state, which can delay recognition of funds until November or December and cause retroactive adjustments.
