Middletown High School students had an unusual start to their morning on Jan. 29, getting an unexpected two-hour delay because of a light snow, but when it came to the water situation, things were the same as they left them the day before.
MHS did not have clean water in any of the facilities on Jan. 28. This issue continued on into the morning of Jan. 29, leaving water fountains still covered with plastic and a clean-water station set up in the front of the cafeteria and parts of the gym.
A school custodian noticed some discoloration in the water on Jan. 28, and as a precaution, the MHS administrators felt it best to not let people in the school use the water for drinking, washing hands or cooking school lunches.
It wasn’t until the end of second period that MHS Principal Denise Fargo-Devine announced over the intercom that the water was safe to drink. Devine also sent out emails on FindOutFirst about the now safe-to-drink water.
“As we return to normal use, water still may be discolored by sediment in any building,” said Devine.
However, some students still question the safety of the water because of the sediment remaining in some of the pipes.
“I still don’t trust it,” said Nick Madden, MHS freshman.
MHS Assistant Principal Lee Jeffery said that because some students still have fear of the water supply being unsafe, there will still be a clean-water station out for the rest of the week.
