NEW CARLISLE — A local elementary school will remain closed the rest of the week after air and surface quality tests confirm soot contamination.
New Carlisle Elementary was closed on Monday and Tuesday due to cleanup efforts after the roof caught fire when lightning struck it.
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As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, district leaders said that the soot inside the building is creating an unsafe environment for students.
In a letter to elementary school families, Tecumseh Local Schools District Superintendent Paula Crew laid out the plan to get students back into the classroom.
Starting on Wednesday, he cleaning process will begin on the North side of the building.
The cleaning is expected to be finished on Sunday.
If all goes well, students can return to the school on Monday.
The self-contained resource classrooms on the South side of the building are considered the area contaminated with soot.
The district will have to remove and replace all tiles, and thorough cleaning of the area will need to be done, with air testing and sampling to take place after the cleanup.
The cleanup could take four to six weeks to finish.
The district is working to secure mobile classrooms for the fifth grade students.
If the mobile classrooms are not ready for students by Monday, when all other students return, the fifth grade students will use classrooms available at Medway Elementary.
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