Hazelwood Elementary School is closed for all activities on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. This includes summer school, summer childcare, athletic camps, and all other activities inside and outside on campus. The closure is related to ongoing repairs to a natural gas line. An announcement will be made Tuesday afternoon regarding progress on the natural gas line repairs. No other school sites were involved.

Before noon on Monday, July 19, 2021, school employees smelled natural gas. Summer school students, summer childcare students, and staff were evacuated to a soccer field adjacent to the school. Maintenance and emergency services were notified. A leak was located in an outside parking area on the southeast side of the Hazelwood Elementary School campus. Parents were sent a Remind notification and a Blackboard rapid notification message. Summer school students and summer childcare students were dismissed early.

“I want to thank the prompt and organized response of school staff, our maintenance department, local fire officials, and others responding to the situation,” said Superintendent, Dr. Bill Nolte. “When I arrived at the school, students were being loaded on buses and in cars by school staff. Fire officials were managing the leak site and staff members were managing traffic. I am so thankful for our people. When something like this happens, our people go to work.”

Hazelwood Elementary School is closed for all activities on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. This includes summer school, summer childcare, athletic camps, and all other activities inside and outside on campus. The closure is related to ongoing repairs to a natural gas line. An announcement will be made Tuesday afternoon regarding progress on the natural gas line repairs. No other school sites were involved.

Contact: Dr. Bill Nolte, Superintendent