Fire At Charlotte School Causes $2.5 Million In Damages
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Charlotte Preparatory School has canceled summer camps and activities due to damage caused by an overnight fire according to WSOC TV.
On Monday night the Charlotte Fire Department responded to the three-alarm fire at the school. It took 90 minutes and over 60 firefighters to get the fire under control.
Officials say the fire started at around 9 P.M. and caused around $2.5 million in damages.
Victor Allen, the head custodian said that no one was inside when the fire started.
Allen said on Monday around 10 p.m., another custodian heard an explosion, immediately after a fire ripped through the school’s lower building.
On Tuesday afternoon the school sent out a message to families saying that there was only damage to one of the school buildings. The message also said that they have a plan for the start of the school year while they continue rebuilding.
These Are The Best Public Elementary Schools In North Carolina
Choosing the right school for your child can feel like the most important decision in the world. It’s a factor in where you purchase a home. Should you shell out the big bucks for a private school education? How can you set your child up for success? So many parents stress about these decisions for years and years. Good think Niche.com is here to help with rankings of schools and universities across the country. They recently released their 2023 rankings of schools. This includes K-12 as well as higher education. You can play around with the filters and view the rankings based on a variety of factors. One of the more intriguing, and important levels of schooling is elementary schools. This is often when the path is set for children. So what are the best public elementary schools in North Carolina? Let’s find out.
For this list, we are counting charter schools as public schools since they are free to attend. And well the bad news is if you aren’t looking at a charter school or don’t live in the Chapel Hill area, then you’re school isn’t on this list. Yes, of 25 spots there wasn’t a single one that wasn’t a charter school or in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School district. But where did these rankings come from you may ask? According to Niche:
The 2023 Best Public Elementary Schools ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, grade school ratings, and the overall quality of the school district. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.
If you’re struggling with where to send your child to school hopefully this list will help you narrow it down. These are the 25 best public elementary schools in North Carolina.
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