Virtual learning for the local high school after Sturm
Platteville, Wisconsin (WKOW) – The students of the Platteville High School are virtual on Tuesday after the lessons have become virtual due to hail damage on Monday.
Jim Boebel, superintendent of the Platteville School District, said that the crews were on Monday when he put a protective layer on the roof of the building after the hailstorm on Friday.
“The whole city had a wake -up call with this hailstorm around 5:30 a.m.,” said Boebel. “When we understood the extent of what happened in our city, our school staff began to examine what could be damaged, and immediately we identified our high school as the main town where a large part of the hail damage took place on our roofs.”
Fortunately, Friday was already a planned day for students. Boebel said the hailstorm lasted about 10 minutes and came in different shapes and sizes.
“The biggest thing the police reported was a tennis ball size and all hail sizes in all forms. There were some almost Schard's looking objects,” said Boebel.
He said most of the damage in the eastern half of the building.
“The hail affects this roofing material, and a spider web leaves back from cracks, and then it allows only all the water. And I would say, based on the people who help us with water, we would have between 200 and 300 different leak stains from all the different hail,” he said.
He said that as long as the sun is shining, you can work on repairs. The material for the roof is expected to arrive at the end of the week. Jacob Crase, headmaster of the Platteville High School, said that the work teams could enable personal learning on Tuesday on Monday.
“We had a really nice day today, and a large part of the work that had to be done was, so we are really grateful for that,” said Crase.
But they monitor more rain opportunities in the forecast.
“We are really confident that we were able to make the necessary adjustments to our current roof,” he said. “We had some skylights in the library that were broken during the hailstorm that measurement could be tidied up, and it is certain that the students will come back.”
Crase and Boebel said it was a stressful situation, but they feel better when they know that they have support from the community.