PULASKI COUNTY, Va. – UPDATE
According to David Gravely, the director of communications for the school division, Pulaski Elementary School has been cleared.
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We’re told parents and guardians who need to retrieve items from their student’s classroom can arrive at the school and will be checked in as normal. Parents who cannot arrive before 4:30 p.m. should contact the school front office to make arrangements.
“We really appreciate the help we had today from everyone,” Principal Mike Price said. “Mrs. Smith here at the middle school was a wonderful host for our students. Having a plan in place, even when it’s one we had to modify slightly, helped make this much smoother. We’ll sit down next week and review how things went and see if we could have done anything better. For now, we’re just very grateful that we were able to safely and securely handle the situation and give our students a chance to see the middle school they’ll attend at some point.”
Pulaski County Public School officials said students will resume a normal schedule at Pulaski Elementary School on Monday.
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Students at Pulaski Elementary School are being transported to Pulaski County Middle School due to a gas leak, according to David Gravely, the director of communications for the school division.
Authorities said there is a broken gas line, causing a natural gas smell to permeate the building. We’re told the line should be repaired within an hour or so.
Students will be served lunch at Pulaski County Middle School, school officials said.
Starting at 1 p.m., students can pick up their students from the middle school. For students who ride a bus, school officials have coordinated with PCPS transportation to ensure that students get home on time.
“Thank you for understanding and we apologize for any inconvenience,” school officials said.