eLearning Continues Through Wednesday For LTHS Central

LOCKPORT, IL — Freshmen students at LTHS Central will continue eLearning through Wednesday, after a classroom ceiling collapsed at the school last week.

The District said it is reviewing and verifying capacity numbers at LTHS East campus, if freshmen need to use East to resume in-person learning.

Freshmen have been in eLearning since Nov. 3, and students were dismissed early on Nov. 2 when the collapse was discovered. The District said the three days of eLearning this week are so "forensic architects can make a thorough assessment of the building."

"Architects have confirmed that this collapse is not a building structure issue, but a sub-structure issue related to construction methods in some of our Central Campus classrooms," the District said.

No asbestos was found in the ceiling debris, the District said on Nov. 3.

The campus also does not have forced air heating, but operates on radiator heat and in-wall air conditioning units. Each classroom has a separate univent system to circulate fresh air. When the collapse occurred, that univent system was shut down, so no debris circulated outside of room 310, the District said.

The District will share updates as soon as possible, and is working on solutions for in-person learning after Wednesday.

LTHS Central was first built in 1909, and additions were built in 1930 and 1953, according to the District website. It currently serves as the District's freshman center.