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Gwinnett elementary school ‘structurally sound’ after car hit gym wall

A gym wall at Chattahoochee Elementary School was damaged when a car hit it earlier this month.

Credit: Gwinnett County Public Schools

Credit: Gwinnett County Public Schools

A gym wall at Chattahoochee Elementary School was damaged when a car hit it earlier this month.
By Amanda C. Coyne
June 26, 2017

Repairs to a gym wall are underway at Chattahoochee Elementary School after a car drove into the building, leaving a large dent.

Facilities and operations staff have inspected the damage and the building has been deemed structurally sound, a Gwinnett County Public Schools spokeswoman said.

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The damage was described as “minor” and is expected to be repaired in a few weeks, “well before school starts in August,” spokeswoman Sloan Roach said.

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