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Superintendent outlines timeline after boiler-room tests closed elementary schools
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Daniel detailed a Jan. 13–late‑January timeline of leaking boiler and chilled‑water pipes, expedited testing, temporary school closures Jan. 16–17 and emergency valve replacements; two lab tests showed no ethylene glycol in domestic hot water, and the division added backflow protections and scheduled further inspections.
Superintendent Dr. Daniel presented a day‑by‑day account of maintenance, testing and decisions after leaks in the elementary‑school boiler room prompted temporary closure of buildings in mid‑January.
Dr. Daniel said county maintenance and contracted HVAC staff first inspected the boiler room Jan. 14, then contracted James R. Reed & Associates for expedited lab testing. On Jan. 16–17 the division closed schools to students and staff while it collected samples and pursued cleanup options after initial on‑site contractor screening and lab communications raised concerns about ethylene glycol in system piping. “We closed school on 16–17 based on the potential…
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