Another staircase closed at Montclair High School
By Erin ROLL
curl@montclairlocal.news
A fifth stairway has been closed at Montclair High School imputable potential geophysics issues.
Superintendent Kendra Johnson sent an email to parents connected Wednesday, October. 31, alerting them that stair tower 14 was closed after staff noticed that the staircase was potentially hazardous as some tiles disentangled connected the stair landing place.
Assessors were at the school examining the stairwell as of 12:36 p.m., Johnson told Montclair Local.
"Nowadays, we noticed a compromised area along the landing of step tower 14 and exit 19. The location is the stair tower leading to the second floor skill wing (stair tower directly in front of the Restorative Justice schoolroom). We closed the stair hul at once. We bequeath assess, which includes daub testing, a contractor review and an architectural review," said Johnson in an email.
Another stairwell will be used to access the scientific discipline wing.
The tentative plan is to repair the stairwell Nov. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11," Johnson aforementioned in the netmail.
The issue may be minor, she aforementioned, but experts were requisite to determine how significant the damage is. She said parents would follow kept informed.
Stair tower 14 is about the seat of the high educate, and is in the section of the school that was built in 1959, according to a flooring design of the cultivate. It is located approximately intermediate 'tween the school's cafeteria and the auditorium.
The staircase is the fifth at the school to be closed this fall.
Altogether four of the staircases in the original 1914 section of the high school have been closed since September, later on a staircase facing Park Street partially collapsed on Sept. 7. The district is making plans to stimulate those staircases rebuilt.
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