District: Damage From Burst Pipes Continues To Be Assessed While Clean-Up Continues

Press release issued by Assistant Superintendent Frank Tiano’s office on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 2:15 p.m.

Clean-up at four of our Framingham schools continues as members of our Operations and Facilities departments continue to work to ensure a safe and welcoming school environment for all of our students when they return next Monday from their February vacation.

Damage was suffered at the McCarthy and King Elementary schools, the Walsh Middle School and Framingham High School due to water pipes being compromised as a result of the extreme change in temperatures over the Presidents Day weekend. The worst flooding occurred in the B Wing of the McCarthy School which includes a large hallway and nine classrooms.

Each school situation poses its own unique challenge, therefore we are grateful for the support of members from all of our departments, in particular staff from Buildings and Grounds and the McCarthy School, as well as representatives from the Framingham Board of Health, our insurance company, and our parents.

We will update you with further developments.

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Originally published at 2:20 p.m. Updated at 2:35 p.m.