Hutchinson High School
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — If you heard that a there was a vandalism incident at Hutchinson High School where a wooden gym floor was damaged, that’s incorrect. The floor in the south gym was damaged according to Randy Norwood with the district, but was an accident.
He says a couple of students had been given permission to go into the gym during the last week of school and were apparently kicking a soccer ball back and fourth. One of the students apparently kicked the ball under a water fountain where it broke a supply line and the water then began shooting out. The students notified their teacher immediately as to what happened.
It took about 40-minutes to figure out exactly where to shut off water, but by that time there was a lot of water over the floor. They were unable to force air under the floor according to Norwood and since then, the floor has warped, making it unusable. He says it can’t be fixed and will have to be replaced. They do have insurance and thinks it could cost as much as $200,000 to fix. He didn’t have an exact number when we talked with him Friday.
No word on when the work would begin to replace it.
And the water fountain has been taken out of the gym, so that doesn’t happen again.