Classes are canceled today for students at Grand Prairie High School and the Fine Arts Academy because of a water line leak outside the high school.
Water could be seen running down the sidewalk as a result of the leak.
The district said the main water lines will have to be shut off completely so crews can make repairs.
There is currently no timeline for when the repairs will be completed.
The district said it will determine whether classes will be held tomorrow after assessing the progress made on repairs today.
This comes after a group of parents expressed concerns that several classrooms at the Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy either don’t have air conditioning or don’t cool well enough.
The parents said they’ve been raising the issue since classes started and no one has fixed it.
One parent, the mother of a student who takes music class, said the temperature in that room goes above 84 degrees and that the conditions inside the classroom are suffocating.
Grand Prairie school officials sent a statement to NBC 5/Telemundo 39 acknowledging the problem and noting that they are continuing efforts to fix it.
“The district is keenly aware of the HVAC issues related to the geothermal system that cools and heats the Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy building. GPISD continues to work with the City of Grand Prairie to address the overall repair of damage that began in 2024 following a water main issue. Furthermore, subsequent additional damage has caused significant delays in repair.”
The school district said they have not received any reports of any heat-related illness at the school.
This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC DFW. AI tools helped convert the story into a digital article, and an NBC DFW journalist edited it again before publication.
