Cardinal gas leak fixed at elementary school without injury

Hundreds of students at Cardinal Elementary School were given an unexpected day off Oct. 17 because school administrators discovered a gas leak early that morning.

Hundreds of students at Cardinal Elementary School were given an unexpected day off Oct. 17 because school administrators discovered a gas leak early that morning. Cardinal Superintendent Jack Cunningham praised staff for handling the emergency and putting student safety first during the Oct. 23 Cardinal Schools Board of Education meeting. The caretaker noticed a slight odor around 7:15 a.m. and began making phone calls, Cunningham said. “The problem was that a lot of children were already on the buses,” he said. “Our employees immediately took action.” While vehicles from neighboring communities and the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department…

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