A water main break at George Jay elementary Wednesday prompted closure of the school, sending students home for the day.
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The decision was made to suspend classes because the fire sprinkler system would not have been able to operate with enough pressure in the event of a fire.
City crews were on site repairing the main and the water was turned back around around 2:30 p.m.
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Thankfully, the school had two previously scheduled field trips for the day, and students were given the choice whether to attend.
B次元官网网址淓verything should be back to normal for school tomorrow,B次元官网网址� McPhail said.
