TWINSBURG, Ohio — Monday, May 6 Update:
Twinsburg City Schools will reopen four schools on Tuesday after all schools in the district were closed on Monday due to a power failure after a lightning strike.
Wilcox Primary School, Samuel Bissell Elementary School, George G. Dodge Intermediate School and RB Chamberlin Middle School will all resume normal schedule on Tuesday.
Twinsburg High School will remain closed on Tuesday.
Original Story:
Twinsburg school will be closed on Monday following a damaging lightning strike on Sunday morning that affected the schools power mains.
While regular classes will not take place on Monday, the school district is planning on moving forward with AP testing at an alternate location mentioned in the following statement from their website:
"Early this morning, Twinsburg High School suffered a lightning strike that affected the power mains. Although our staff, as well as the electricians, have been troubleshooting all day, the necessary repairs cannot begin until tomorrow. Unfortunately, this is a day-to-day situation based upon the availability of the parts that are needed for the repair.
"Infrastructure in the District is set up such that internet, phones, fire alarms, suppression systems, and HVAC rely on the internet. Our buildings are networked together and the high school houses the servers. Due to the damage at Twinsburg High School, the servers are currently inoperable as the power supply has been damaged by the lightning strike. Thus, at this point, all of our buildings, including the Board of Education Office, are adversely impacted.
"Therefore, the Twinsburg City School District will have a Calamity Day Tomorrow, Monday, May 6th. All District buildings will be closed on Monday, May 6th. Students who attend Cuyahoga Valley Career Center (CVCC) should report as usual to CVCC and we will provide transportation to and from CVCC as usual. Twinsburg High School seniors who are currently participating in Senior Experience should still plan to go to their job site as previously scheduled. Private and parochial school transportation will also be provided tomorrow.
"Understanding that our Twinsburg High School students have prepared all weekend to take the AP exams in the areas of US Government and Politics, Art History, and Chemistry, we plan to administer these assessments at SS Cosmas & Damian School as scheduled, on Monday, May 6th. This includes students who are testing with accommodations. All students who are scheduled to take the AP exams on Monday, May 6th will meet at SS Cosmas & Damian School, 10419 Ravenna Road. High school students who are taking AP exams tomorrow should plan to arrive twenty (20) minutes prior to the start of the exam. Students who are scheduled to test at 8:00 a.m. should plan to arrive no later than 7:40 a.m. Students who are scheduled to test at 12:00 p.m. should plan to arrive no later than 11:40 a.m. If personal transportation is not available tomorrow for your son/daughter to and from SS Cosmas & Damian School for the AP exam, please email the TCSD Transportation Office at transportationoffice@twinsburgcsd.org before 7:00 a.m. on Monday so that we can make arrangements. Our phones are not working so please email."