COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Students at Jenkins Middle School are finally heading back to real classrooms this fall. Cracking walls and floors forced the school to close in January, 2025.
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Since then, students have been learning in either portable classrooms in school parking lots, or at different schools.
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Crews are finishing a $30 million rebuild of the school after tearing down a wing of the school and moving it to more solid ground.
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Crews also anchored the building to the foundation to prevent future problems.
Jenkins Middle School's Principal, Tony Jackowski, says he is thrilled to finally have all three grade levels back together.
"Right now, we're just excited to bring our kiddos back all in one place where we can learn together and rebuild our culture after being in two places for a year and a half," said Jackowski.
650 students will return to class in mid-August.
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