Appears there was a carbon monoxide leak at Franklin school this morning- explanatory letter from Supt. Fleishman below:
October 9, 2015
Dear Newton Community,
As many of you are aware, we decided to close Franklin Elementary School early this morning. The decision was made because there was a release of carbon monoxide in the boiler room. It appears that the release was due to errors made by the heating contractors in the process of installing a new boiler. Two individuals who were in the building at the time were taken to the hospital, and are now stable. No children had yet arrived to school, and the staff that were present were evacuated.
While there are currently no other schools which have boilers under construction, every boiler in all Newton Public Schools will be inspected by the end of the day on Monday. In addition, all rooms at Franklin have been tested for carbon monoxide and have been deemed safe.
As always, the safety of our students and staff is of the utmost importance. If any additional information becomes available, we will be sure to keep you updated.
Sincerely,
David Fleishman
Superintendent of Schools
Fingers crossed we don’t see more of this sort of thing.
To what email list was the letter sent? I am a Franklin parent but never received this communication.
I received it through general school dept email; my son is a North student by way of Bigelow and Underwood, so would assume it went to citywide list. Prob worth checking with the school that they have your up-to-date contact info
FYI – excepted from a NNHS email this morning:
SchoolMessenger is… used for all communication about grades, parent conferences, registration, and school-related emergencies… These messages are sent to all of the email addresses that you have provided when you registered your child and/or via the ParentConnect portal… We have found that hundreds of you have “unsubscribed.” Once you have unsubscribed, you no longer receive ANY messages from NPS (none from Central Administration and none from any specific schools.) You can not unsubscribe from one school while staying subscribed to another.