Fort Worth ISD temporarily relocates Meacham Middle School due to severe rain damage
Rain damage forces Meacham Middle School to relocate students to Briscoe Elementary.
Meacham Middle School is temporarily closed after heavy rain caused damage to the recently renovated building. Superintendent Dr. Pete Licata informed families that the campus is currently unsafe and repairs will take a few weeks. Starting today, students are being temporarily relocated to the former Briscoe Elementary campus, which closed last year due to budget cuts.
FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth Independent School District officials announced that portions of Meacham Middle School have been rendered unsafe for occupancy following heavy rainfall, forcing a temporary relocation of the campus.
Meacham Middle School temporarily relocated
What we know:
Superintendent Dr. Peter Licata informed families that extensive assessments by district facilities, contractors, and safety teams revealed that weather-related repairs will take several weeks to complete.
Fort Worth ISD middle school campus 'unsafe for occupancy' after sustaining rain damage
An under-construction Fort Worth ISD middle school sustained heavy enough damage during Thursday's storms that it must be closed for weeks of repairs, forcing students and staff to temporarily relocate to a new building.
What's next:
To minimize disruption, staff will report to the unoccupied Briscoe Elementary School building on Monday, Oct. 5, resulting in no school for students that day. All Meacham students will relocate to the Briscoe Elementary building on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
District officials emphasized that despite the campus shift, students will maintain continuity by keeping their current teachers, following the same bell schedule, and remaining enrolled in their existing courses, support services, and extracurricular programs. Leadership teams, including the principal, assistant principals, and counselors, will also move with the student body.
The Source: Information in this article is from Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Dr. Peter Licata.