Butler County Schools Relocate After Christmas Freeze After Flooding
Published Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 6:26 PM
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When a pipe in the sprinkler system burst on Christmas night, the entire Greenville High School gymnasium was flooded. v
Greenville High School’s coach’s office was flooded when a pipe in the sprinkler system burst in the gymnasium.
When a pipe in the sprinkler system burst on Christmas night, floodwaters left damage and debris in the changing rooms of the Greenville High School gymnasium.
Greenville High School’s gymnasium locker room flooded on Christmas night when a pipe in the sprinkler system burst.
The Georgiana School’s pre-kindergarten classroom and its contents were flooded on Christmas night when a pipe in the sprinkler system burst in freezing weather.
Georgian school principal Deedra Benson relocated the school’s pre-kindergarten classroom after flooding from the sprinkler system pipes damaged the classroom and its contents on Christmas night.
The Georgianna School’s pre-kindergarten classroom and contents were damaged when a pipe in the sprinkler system burst on Christmas night.
Butler County Schools maintenance and administrative staff worked with ServPro to mitigate damage and clean up the Georgianna School’s pre-kindergarten classroom after a pipe in the sprinkler system burst on Christmas night in freezing temperatures.
On December 26, Butler County Schools officials discovered flooding at two schools in the area after freezing weather burst a pipe in the sprinkler system on Christmas night.
The Greenville High School gymnasium suffered water damage when a pipe in the building’s sprinkler system burst. Entire floor systems, locker rooms, coach offices, concessions and foyers were flooded, leaving debris and damage throughout the building.
County maintenance staff, under the direction of Maintenance Director William, worked around the clock to mitigate the damage, and the Love and SaabPro crews began working to mitigate further damage.
Officials are working to relocate games and events until repairs are completed, according to Butler County Superintendent Joseph Island.
“We’re in the process of making a deal with the company to come over to Greenville Middle School and redo the floors,” Eiland said on Thursday. Instead, we can play our home games here in Greenville.”
The cold Christmas night also hit the Georgiana school, bursting pipes in the sprinkler system and flooding the pre-kindergarten classroom.
Water from the leak spread into hallways and adjacent classrooms, and Servpro worked with the school system’s maintenance department and administrators to clean up the flooded areas.
Eiland said Principal Deedra Benson has moved Pre-K classrooms to different areas of the campus. No interruption of class is expected.
Island said the damage to the high school gymnasium would affect the school’s basketball season as students get used to practices and games at different facilities.
“[The season] “The kids will get used to playing on certain courts, so they’ll be suspended,” Eiland said. It’s not the place.”
For questions or additional information, please contact Eiland at joe.eiland@butlerco.k12.al.us or by calling (334) 382-2665.