MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) – Classes will be canceled Friday for a second consecutive day at Lincoln High School in Manitowoc after a ceiling collapsed over a classroom Wednesday afternoon.
“There is never a good time for your ceiling collapse.”
Superintendent Mark Holzman says it happened around 2:30 on the third floor.
The city inspector and engineer are examing how the ceiling was attached to the main structure of the building.
“At this time there is no concern with the overall structural foundation of the building.”
A drop ceiling was installed in that classroom in 1999.
Holzman says they have ruled out water damage.
“There is no leakage like it is not from water.”
No one was hurt or in the classroom at the time of the collapse Wednesday. Students were moved to different parts of the building until the end of the day after the collapse.
“We have over 5,000 students and about 1,200 of them are at Lincoln High School so we do have about 3,800 kids currently in school so that is a positive.”
Holzman says having it happen at the beginning of the year means they will not know what they will need to do to make up the lost hours, but he says a different time schedule at the end of school year remains an option.
“We are just getting started so we are just going to have to get started next week. We are losing two days now so that is something that we are going to have to work hard to make up during the school year.”
After-school activities and sports will continue as scheduled on Friday.
