West Point Elementary damaged by water

West Point Elementary damaged by water

WEST POINT — An assessment is under way to determine if the West Point Elementary can be saved after it had 12 feet of water in its basement.

Sandra DiBacco, superintendent of the Beaver Local School District, said today the structural assessment may be completed by Friday. She said the assessment will help to show the amount of monetary damage.

In the meantime, pupils in grades two and four will be moving to the Rogers Elementary next week. Pupils in kindergarten and grade three will move to the district’s elementary school in Calcutta.¬† One first grade class will go to Rogers and other will go to Calcutta.

The idea is to keep the kids together, the superintendent said.

The damage occurred last weekend when a pipe burst in the basement. The water has been pumped out, but as part of the damage, the oil furnace leaked some fuel in the basement.

Read more in Friday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com.