The Saint Francis of Assisi School community is heartbroken after a large fire forced school leaders to cancel classes for at least the rest of the week while they look for an alternative place for the kids to learn.
The day after flames damaged the roof and top floor of the beloved Saint Francis of Assisi School in Springfield, the school’s principal said her goal is to keep the students and staff together.Crews tossed debris from the school in Delaware County on the morning after the stone structure with deep community ties burned. School principal, Nicole Hamilton, said she was, "overwhelmed when I got here, I saw so many people, so many fire trucks.
Jay Smith, her husband and two daughters, live nearby to be part of the Saint of Francis community. "We were pretty shocked. Texts and phone calls came in at the same time. Oh my gosh we opened the front door you could see it immediately all the black smoke coming," she said.While local and federal investigators search for the cause, students gather at a nearby street corner pleading for donations. $1,000 was taken in by midday.Penny Smith is in 8th grade.
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