Mathews County Superintendent of Schools Dr. David S. Daniel addressed the division’s emergency school closure during a special meeting held Friday morning in the school board office.
All three county schools were closed both Thursday, Jan. 16 and Friday, Jan. 17 over concerns about the domestic water supply at Mathews Elementary School. With no classes held Monday because of the King Day holiday, schools in Mathews were set to resume on Tuesday. However, early Monday evening, the school division announced that it would be closed Tuesday as well.
The domestic and boiler water were tested and improvements made to the valves in the boiler room. “Results of the water analysis confirmed the safety of the domestic water supply,” a post on the division’s Facebook page announced on Monday. “However, it also revealed high levels of a chemical additive in the boiler water system. Out of an abundance of caution to ensure the safety of our students and staff,” the post stated, the schools were ag...