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Hanford Elementary Shifts to Remote Learning After Amphitheater Stucco Collapse Injures 2 Students

Inspectors assessed the structure after the incident during school pickup.

Overview

  • A section of ceiling stucco at Washington (George Washington) Elementary’s outdoor amphitheater collapsed without warning on Nov. 10 in Hanford, California.
  • Two children were transported to a hospital and released the same day, according to district and media reports.
  • Eight-year-old James Harrah sustained a broken clavicle, a concussion and bruising, his family said.
  • Hanford Elementary School District closed the campus through at least Dec. 1 and activated its emergency remote-learning plan.
  • The district praised the quick response by school staff and local police, firefighters and ambulance crews who arrived within minutes.