DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Blizzard Evelyn is still causing problems for at least one school district in the area.
Gyms at two De Pere schools are closed because the roofs are sagging from heavy snow.
De Pere School District superintendent Ben Villarruel tells FOX 11 a structural engineer was called in Thursday to look at the roofs of Foxview Intermediate and De Pere High School.
“Right now we’re waiting on the structural engineer to do what he needs to do to make sure the integrity of the roofs.”
Crews removed snow from the intermediate school Thursday.
The snow was put in a dumpster and a crane carried the dumpster to the ground.
Crews cleared most of the snow from the high school’s roof Wednesday.
As for the high school, someone noticed Wednesday morning that the curtains in the gym were lower than normal.
The gym and weight room are closed.
Foxview Intermediate School’s gym is also closed.
Post-prom was supposed to be held in De Pere High School’s gym.
There’s still no word on where post-prom will be held but the superintendent says it will go on as planned.
The district also announced it will extend the school year by one day, Monday, June 11th, to make up for canceled classes on Monday of this week.
