Tag: Collins Middle School

Fayette Board Asks State to OK Inspections of All Facilities

The Fayette County Board of Education is seeking state approval to inspect all of the district’s school buildings.

The request comes in the wake of the Jan. 12 closure of Collins Middle School’s main building because of safety concerns. A month earlier, a building housing the school’s gym and a school-based health clinic was closed.

Board members agreed on Friday to send a letter to the West Virginia Department of Education requesting approval of comprehensive structural inspections and air quality inspections.

The school system has been under the state’s control since 2010.  

Oak Hill Middle School Buildings Closed for Safety Issues

Two buildings on an Oak Hill middle school’s campus have been closed because of safety issues.

Fayette County school officials closed Collins Middle School’s main building on Monday. A building housing the school’s gym and a school-based health clinic was closed in December.

An inspection found that a third building housing fifth- and sixth-graders is sound. That building will remain open.

The main building housed seventh- and eighth-graders. School officials said during a community meeting Monday night that the eighth-graders will be moved to Oak Hill High School and the seventh-graders will be moved to Fayetteville High School.

Collins Middle School was built in 1950.

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