Park Crossing High School students to return to school next week
Possible lightning it to blame for a fire Monday night at Park Crossing High School./Source: WAKA Action 8 News
Students at Park Crossing High School will soon return to the classroom.
Montgomery Public Schools announced Thursday that after assessing the damage from the fire at the school, it was determined that the building will reopen to students, faculty and staff on Monday, August 21.
MPS says students will continue distance learning for the remainder of this week.
Firefighters were called just before 10 p.m. Monday to the school. Upon their arrival, they found fire showing on the roof on the southwest wing of the two-story building.
Crews mounted an exterior attack on the fire and declared a second alarm due to the size of the building.
The fire was contained and extinguished from the exterior.
Fire officials say the school was closed at the time of the incident. After a thorough search, no one was found inside.
No firefighters were injured while fighting the fire.
MPS spokesperson Jade Jones said the fire was due to weather conditions in the area, but the official cause remains under investigation.
