Bowie High School Resumes Regular Schedule

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX -- Bowie High School will resume its normal schedule Wednesday morning after a water main break prompted its early closure yesterday.

School officials posted the advisory on their website after students were sent home early on Tuesday after a water pipe break prompted a complete shut-off to the school’s water supply.

Buses began transporting students home earlier than usual as a result of the water pipe rupture, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Plumbers began working on repairs to damaged pipes immediately, and continued through the evening.

The break was detected at about 7:45 a.m. School officials resorted to emergency measures after the water was shut off, including installation of portable bathrooms, provision of bottled water and availability of hand sanitizer.

The school’s two lunch periods were not interrupted during the ordeal, the newspaper reports.