Imagine wet socks and having to walk through ankle-deep water just to get to class.
That’s the reality for students at Palmetto High School in Manatee County.
Alumni of the school say this is nothing new. Parents of students attending classes now complained of the same problem when they were in high school.
Now, the Manatee County School Board is finally promising to address the issue after students like Vincent Plank continued complaining.
“My entire business class smells like mold,” said Plank after Friday’s School Board Workshop addressing the issue. “They’re having to put in new carpet now.”
He’s not the only student complaining. Palmetto Junior Zachary Alaniz is a self-described “sneakerhead.”
“Wet socks, wet shoes-the water messed up my J’s one time,” said Plank.
But, the flooding is causing more than soggy shoes.
“The whole hallway sidewalk was flooded, and we had to jump over it not to get wet. One guy even got hurt!”
“It’s something that existed for decades and decades,” said Manatee County School Board Chair Gina Messenger.
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16 янв 2020
