Students at a southwest Atlanta elementary school were sent to another school Wednesday morning after a gas leak was discovered as staff arrived, officials said.
Authorities said one adult felt lightheaded and students at Cascade Elementary School weren’t allowed inside as Atlanta fire crews worked to address the leak. The school is located in the 2300 block of Venetian Drive.
An Atlanta Public Schools spokesperson said students attended class at West Manor Elementary instead. Officials told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that students were bused back to Cascade for dismissal after the leak was repaired.
Cascade will resume a normal schedule Thursday, APS said.
“It’s kinda weird, scary,” Charina Hardeman told the AJC as she picked up her son and nephew.
Credit: John Spink
Credit: John Spink
Parents got a phone call with a voice recording letting them know about the situation, she said.
“I was just trying to figure out what was going on,” Hardeman said of getting the voicemail. “Of course, I called the school, no answer. So as soon as I got a chance to leave work, I came.”
She said this was the first time she’s heard of a gas leak happening at the school.
Credit: John Spink
Credit: John Spink
“I hope they keep us more updated because that one voicemail didn’t do nothing,” she said, adding that even if the leak is repaired today, her son “probably won’t be at school (Thursday) just to be safe.”
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