Officials in the Warren County R-III School District are thankful the damage done by a severe storm last Thursday will not prevent classes from beginning for the 2021-22 school year at Daniel Boone …
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Officials in the Warren County R-III School District are thankful the damage done by a severe storm last Thursday will not prevent classes from beginning for the 2021-22 school year at Daniel Boone Elementary.
Heavy winds and rain swept through the area on Aug. 12, ripping up part of the roof above the library at the school.
“The membrane of the roof blew off,” explained Superintendent Dr. Gregg Klinginsmith. “Some air got underneath it and flipped it over like a swimming pool liner.”
The swift efforts of staff and community members were able to prevent any further damage to the building. They were able to pull the membrane layer back onto the roof during the storm to mitigate the problem in the moment.
“Our maintenance guys did a wonderful job of getting it pulled back on and kept leaks from coming into the building,” said Klinginsmith. “Our maintenance and custodial crew deserve a lot of credit for keeping the building safe from additional harm.”
No one was inside of the building when the incident occurred. Klinginsmith said some water got into the building, but action was taken to remove technology from the library and quickly clean up any leaks.
“We had a tremendous amount of volunteer effort during that time,” said Klinginsmith. “We were in the middle of a board meeting and by the time we got out of the meeting and to the school they had everything taken care of.”
There was no damage to any other buildings or campus locations, Klinginsmith said.
“It just seems the storm really picked up in that area,” said Klinginsmith. “There were a few houses right in this line that got a pretty solid amount of damage.”
The district is now moving forward with repairs, with a temporary roof having been applied on Tuesday and a new permanent roof going on in the next few weeks. It is not yet known what the total cost of repairs will be.
Fall semester classes in the R-III district begin on Aug. 24.
Officials in the Wright City R-II School District told The Record that no damage was found at any of their buildings after the storm.
