The public schools of Alleghany Highlands meet to discuss the examination of gas leaks

Alleghany County, Va. (Wdbj) – Alleghany Highlands Public Schools held an work session with an update to investigate the gas leaks on the Covington Middle School.

The students of the Covington Middle School are not yet in the classroom due to a gas leak on January 31.

In a work session, Superintendent Kim Halterman said that they will continue to carry out examinations in the building to receive answers.

You will remember that dozens of people after evacuation with several students and employees in the hospital became an increased carboxyhemoglobin in the blood.

After the examination, the district says that the increased Carboxyhemoglobin values ​​that are not due to the event of January 31 after February 3, but still did not provide any answers to what the problem could have caused.

The Covington Middle School will continue virtually until at least Wednesday, but possibly longer.

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