Water Leak Collapses 2 Ceilings, Montclair School Officials Say

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Officials closed a pair of classrooms at the George Inness Annex of Montclair High School on Monday due to a water leak, reports say.

The leak caused part of the ceilings to collapse in the rooms over the weekend. It appears to be the fault of an abandoned drain that wasn’t capped, and which has since been repaired, Interim Superintendent Nathan Parker told Montclair Local.

Principal Anthony Grosso issued a letter about the leak on Monday, Baristanet reported:

“Over the weekend, a water leak presented itself in rooms 610 and 612 in the George Inness Annex causing part of the ceiling to fall. This was identified early this morning before students entered the building and Building and Grounds were contacted to assess the situation. At the present time, the Buildings and Grounds Department is in the process of identifying the root cause and performing cleanup. When more information is provided, we will communicate it with the community. In the meantime, all classes in rooms 610 and 612 have been redirected to other classrooms until the issue is identified and repaired.”

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