This morning several adults noticed the smell of natural gas in the building. Due to the strength and pervasiveness of this smell, we decided to evacuate. Within eight minutes, students and teachers retrieved their coats and left the building for the gym at the Webster Rec Center. Laclede Gas performed an inspection of the building and found it able to be safely inhabited. Once the all clear was given, students and teachers returned from the Rec Center to Hixson Middle School. We adjusted our lunch and daily schedule to make sure that students were able to eat. Given the amount of time out of the building, we were not able to have fifth period today.
I received several compliments from district staff, from Hixson staff, from parents in the building, and from the fire station and Laclede Gas on how orderly, safely, and efficiently adults and students responded to this event.
