WILMINGTON, Ohio — Middle and high school students attending Wilmington City Schools will start classes late this year because of a sewer line issue in the high school.
According to a notice on the district's website from Superintendent Tim Dettwiller, there has been ongoing work to address the sewer line issue. Dettwiller wrote that the district announced Friday the issues were being addressed.
Once the pipes at the source of the original issue were exposed and gravel was pulled out of the lines, workers were able to run cameras into the pipes to make sure there were no additional issues before they closed up a hole in the line.
However, Dettwiller wrote that late Tuesday night, an additional major failure was found in the same line, under the kitchen in the school.
Repairing that issue will take more time, prompting the delay to the start of school for middle and high schoolers.
The schools will instead open Monday, August 18 and both Wilmington High School and Wilmington Middle School will be closed August 14 and 15.
Denver and Holmes Elementaries will start school as originally scheduled, the district said.
High school students who receive transportation to and from Laurel Oaks will continue to receive that transportation.
