Work continues at new elementary school

Despite school closures, work continues on the construction of a new Center School District elementary building.

STATE CAPITOL IN TOPEKA.SCHOOL BUILDINGS ONBOTH SIDE OF THE STATELINE WILL STAY CLOSEDUNTIL THE NEXT SCHOOLYEAR.BUT CONSTRUCTION HASNOT STOPPED.IN THE CENTER SCHOOLDISTRICT, WORKCONTINUES ON A NEW 20MILLION DOLLARELEMENTARY SCHOOL.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER RAE DANIEL ISLIVE TO EXPLAIN HOW THESTATEWIDE SHUTDOWNHAS IMPACTED THEIRWORK.IT'S NOT MUCH TO SEENOW, BUT SOON THIS WILLBE HOME TO THE NEWINDIAN CREEKELEMENTARY SCHOOL.THE NEW 60-THOUSANDSQUARE FOOT SCHOOL ISBEING BUILT RIGHT NEXTDOOR TO THE OLD ONE.DISTRICT LEADERS SAYIT'LL PROVIDE MORESPACE AND CLASSROOMSFOR BOTH STUDENTS ANDTEACHERS.WITH STUDENTS OUT FORTHE REST OF THE SCHOOLYEAR, THE DISTRICT'SFACILITY DIRECTOR SAYSIT'S CHANGEDCONSTRUCTION.WITH LESS TRAFFIC, IT'SGIVING CREWS A BIT OFLEAD TIME TO WORK ONCOMPLETING IT."Rick Carpenter, FacilitiesDirector1:29:22IT'S six more weeks that wewouldnot have projected at thebeginningto kind of start ourconstruction andbe able to get into our schoolssooner than we thoughtDr Angela Price1:36:23We hate that our students arenotable to be in the building butweknow safety first for all of ourchildrenour families.

But it is nicethat theycan continue the work otherwisetheywouldn"t be able to do itduringschool hours so they"re abletodo it today so they can get it alotmore done so we"re excitedabout that.THE NEW SCHOOL ISEXPECTED TO OPEN FALL2021.

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