Flagstaff Unified School District issued the following announcement on Aug. 18.
Flagstaff received a significant amount of rain that flooded many areas of the city and impacted the Flagstaff Unified School District.
The hardest hit was Killip Elementary School, located in the Sunnyside neighborhood, which is directly in a flood path of rain caused by the Museum Fire Burn Scar. Over half of the school was damaged as flood water and mud entered the building.
Classes are cancelled today, Aug. 18, for students at Killip Elementary School. Killip students may go to the safe learning center site during the school day established at Coconino High School for supervision and meals.
During the flooding event yesterday, the school district convened their incident command team to ensure the safety of students and staff across the school district. Due to the excessive flooding, the City of Flagstaff requested students shelter in place at each school site across the school district to reduce traffic on roads while city crews tended to the impacted roads.
The school district sent out a series of messages immediately to families and staff notifying them schools would delay student dismissal by 30 minutes and buses would be delayed. Students who normally walk home from schools in the flooding area were held at the school until they were picked up by a parent or guardian due to flood hazards.
According to Coconino County, yesterday’s rainfall that started at 12:15 p.m. was the largest rainfall event to date. The flood caused road closures due to debris and overtopped flood mitigation. The county and City of Flagstaff have mobilized all resources and began cleanup operations when the water receded.
School district staff and administrators are assessing damage and planning logistics to ensure students and staff are safe as they arrive to school.
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