SCHOOL RESUMES TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 3 for HHS

A few minutes ago, the fire department determined that the situation with a gas-like odor at Hopewell High School has been resolved. After multiple tests that involved the fire department and gas company, no gas was found. The source of the odor has been determined to be a back-up battery system in the server room.

The area is now being ventilated and monitored through the afternoon to ensure that it is resolved. School will resume on time tomorrow. Information about afterschool sports and activities today will be communicated by the coaches and sponsors.

Students who need to retrieve their personal belongings may come to the office between 1 and 4pm this afternoon to retrieve them.

Also, for a while this morning it appeared that power to the server room may need to be cut, which would disable phone and internet for the division. Fortunately, this action was was able to be avoided.

We are very thankful for our students, staff, and parents for their understanding through this situation, as we acted quickly to keep students safe and tried to also keep people informed. We also are very thankful for our Hopewell Fire Department for working with us throughout to resolve this and enable our students to return safely tomorrow.