KIPP Ways Academy Evacuated, Students Reported Breathing Issues

ATLANTA, GA — Students returned to KIPP Ways Academy in Atlanta Wednesday afternoon after it was evacuated for what was initially believed to be a natural gas leak. Some students had trouble breathing, but no leak was detected and air quality inside the building is safe, authorities said.

WSB-TV reported that firefighters were at the charter school on Temple Street evaluating the situation. Ten children were evaluated by first responders, but none of them required a hospital visit.

Students were allowed to re-enter the school about 2 p.m.

KIPP Ways serves around 300 students from fifth through eighth grade, WSB-TV said. KIPP West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy is a charter school within the Atlanta Public Schools system, the AJC said.

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