FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCONOMOWOC, WI – March 24, 2018. Oconomowoc High School (OHS) will be open from 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. today, March 24, for staff and students to reclaim belongings. Staff will arrive prior to students to help secure the building, then students will be allowed to enter. We ask students to locate their belongings then exit the building. Students and families will receive detailed instructions on the process to reclaim items by email.
Air quality monitoring units at OHS and the Oconomowoc Arts Center (OAC) have been in place since Thursday, March 22. We were informed yesterday, March 23, that equipment inside the Oconomowoc Arts Center (OAC) showed slightly raised levels of Carbon Monoxide (CO). At that time, levels were still below the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard of safety.
We monitored CO levels overnight and throughout the day on Saturday, March 24th, and have found no abnormal readings either in the OAC or other places throughout the school. At 11:00 a.m. on Saturday the Western Lakes Fire District also inspected the OAC and adjacent spaces and also found no readings of carbon monoxide. As a result, the District, with the support of the Western Lakes Fire District, believes it is safe to allow students and staff into OHS to reclaim their belongings. On Sunday, March 25th we will share more information about the planned safe return to school on Monday.
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