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5 Sep

WUHS Back to School: The Water Plan

Posted by Julia Carlisle in Vermont.

Woodstock Union High School Principal Greg Schillinger has been kind enough to share a water/game plan for “Back to School” with Woodstock Early Bird. It is based on a discussion today with  Woodstock Trustee Bob Pear who has been heading up flood response water issues as well as serving as our link with Woodstock Aqueduct Company:
 
From Principal Schillinger who, as they say, “approved this message”:
 
To recap:
1. Water quality is the same at the HS as for the rest of town
2. Conserve the water we have.
3. The town sewer system is compromised.
 
As a result the school is doing the following:
  • Water fountains are being shut off in the school and students are being provided with water bottles. At present we have over 6000 bottles.
  • The cafeteria will be using paper products and will therefore not be washing the plates, etc…
  • Shower facilities are not being used by athletes.
  • There will be limited interior bathroom facilities available – 2 male and 2 female.
  • We’ll be shutting off the sinks in those bathrooms that are available.
  • We have portable bathroom facilities already in place. After a call to Al Legacy, I learned that more are being delivered tomorrow morning.
  • He will also be asking about the self-contained hand washing station.
  • Hand sanitizer is available in all of the classrooms as well as in the portable bathroom facilities.
  • We will be holding an all-school assembly first thing in the morning and I will be relaying the 3 items above to the students and discussing ways that we can help with the water and sewer situation.
  • I also spoke with Al about looking into whether we could have the HS sewage tanks pumped out and trucked away, so that the town system is not impacted at all. He’ll be calling around tomorrow when companies are open.
  • I will be seeing about ways to get groups of kids involved with the volunteer efforts that are being organized by the Fire Dept. I know they’ve done some good work already, but it would be good to build on that success.
 
Greg Schillinger
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