ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C -- Onslow County Schools estimate they're going to need about $125 million to get their buildings back to pre-Hurricane Florence conditions.

  • Only nine of 38 schools are good enough to allow students back into class as of Wednesday
  • The school district already spent $5 million cleaning and putting temporary roofs into place
  • They plan on setting a back to school date later this week

Only nine of 38 schools are good enough to allow students back into class as of Wednesday, said Superintendent Rick Stout.

The school district already spent $5 million cleaning and putting temporary roofs into place.

Ten of the 38 school buildings sustained major damage, mostly due to roof damage and heavy rains.

 

 

 

 

 

“Time is of the essence. Now’s the time to put those temporary roofs on so we don't have any more rain coming in. Getting to those schools, getting them clean and getting the air quality certification," said Stout.

The school district is heavily relying on help from insurance, Onslow County Commissioners, the state of North Carolina and the federal government.

They plan on setting a back-to-school date later this week.