School officials across southern Missouri are adjusting schedules during the final days of the school year in the aftermath of last week’s flooding.
At Gainesville, Superintendent Joe Donley says classes will resume on Wednesday and continue through Friday. A decision has not been made regarding classes next week, the final week of the school year. Superintendent Donley says school officials are aware all students will not be able to attend classes on Wednesday.
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Superintendent Donley says it’s too early to tell how last week’s flooding could impact the next school year.
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The Gainesville superintendent said other programs that are being addressed are summer school and the youth baseball and softball programs. He noted a number of students from both Tecumseh and Bakersfield participate in these sports programs.
At Dora School District, Superintendent Steve Richards says this was to have been the last week of school for this year and classes for this week have been cancelled.
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Both superintendents said damages to their school facilities were limited. At Gainesville, there was damage to both the softball and baseball fields.
Late Tuesday, Bakersfield Superintendent Amy Britt said classes there are cancelled for the remainder of the week.
Britt says damages at the main Bakersfield campus ere minimal with the exception of the historic rock wall, which they will evaluate and make repairs.
Bakersfield sports complexes suffered catastrophic damage. Britt says they are covered by insurance and the district will work hard to restore them.
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