Dobbs Elementary School to reopen Friday after gas leak scare

Atlanta Public Schools confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that one of its elementary schools was evacuated Wednesday morning after a possible gas leak.

A district spokesman says that facility and cafeteria staff at Dobbs Elementary School smelled an odor they thought was natural gas. The carbon monoxide sensor inside the school also went off.

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Officials evacuated the school as a precaution and notified parents that students would be taken to Long Middle School, which is a few miles away. Parents had the option to pick up their children.

Meanwhile, all after-school activities are canceled Wednesday evening.

Channel 2′s Berndt Petersen was at the school Wednesday afternoon, where crews were trying to figure out what the problem was.

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School buses had not yet arrived on campus, so administrators quickly re-routed the buses with children onboard to another school.

Some parents weren’t sure what to think.

“I was scared. I’m like, ‘An oil leak? Gas?’ I didn’t know if it was going to blow up,” one parent said.

Parents were quickly notified. The district confirmed that the school will reopen Friday.

“The gas leak at Dobbs Elementary has been resolved, and the building is now safe for students and staff. School will resume normal operations tomorrow, Thursday, March 28, 2024. A unit that provides HVAC service to the front foyer of the building has been taken offline while it is being repaired. The air quality of the building will not be impacted.”

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