Raw sewage stink forces Ohio high school to dismiss students shortly after arriving
By APTuesday, October 13, 2009
Sewage stink forces Ohio school to dismiss early
RIVERSIDE, Ohio — A high school in Ohio had to dismiss students shortly after they arrived for the day because a plumbing problem filled the building with the smell of raw sewage. School district officials said the odor was from a restroom vent pipe that became disconnected at Stebbins High School in the Dayton suburb of Riverside.
Students were dismissed at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Administrators said that while the smell was hard to bear, it did not pose a health threat.
The school’s windows were opened to air out the building. The plumbing issue was fixed, and classes will resume Wednesday.
Tags: Education, North America, Oddities, Ohio, Primary And Secondary Education, Riverside, United States
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October 23, 2009: 1:23 pm
Perhaps the fumes filling Stebbins High School are coming from an old dumpsite beneath the school and not from a disconnected vent pipe. Our organization has many files of schools across the country that were built on closed dumps (landfills). Has there been historical research of the school property to help determine previous land-use? |
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