stairwell collapse

Montclair High School’s ongoing staircase project is nearing completion, district officials said. Two staircases were completed at the start of this school year, but two interior staircases, adjacent to the lobby, are still under construction. Thos...

Montclair's school woes feel like the TV show "Scandal," writes Kirsten Levingston in her latest Welcome to Montclair. But just keep swimming, she says.

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news District officials are discussing with contractors the possibility of delaying the asbestos removal that will close the high school on May 20. But BOE President Laura Hertzog cautioned that it might not be possible...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Parents have launched a petition urging the district to re-think the three hours of study hall planned for Montclair High School’s students when classes move to the annex on May 20. The petition, started by district parent Jessica Henry on Change.org, ...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The four bids received by the district to rebuild Montclair High School’s four outdated staircases and asbestos removal in the stairwells have been rejected. Three bids came in over bid of the district's bond resolution amount of $1.5 mil...

The Montclair Township Council voted to approve a bond ordinance to pay for staircase repairs at Montclair High School March 5. The $2,031,000 bond covers the demolition and replacement of four staircases, the asbestos removal in the stair towers, and all related work and materials...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair High School students will have half days on March 1 and May 24, instead of full days off, to make up for two days lost in the beginning of the school year due to the staircase collapse...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news he Montclair Board of Education gave the go-ahead to take out $2 million in bonds for replacing the staircases at Montclair High School Monday night. Approved following a lengthy discussion at the board’s final meeting of the calendar year, the money will go toward the replacement of four staircases in the original section of the school. T...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A fifth staircase has been closed at Montclair High School due to potential structural issues. Superintendent Kendra Johnson sent an email to parents on Wednesday, Oct. 31, alerting them that stair tower 14 was closed after staff noticed that the staircase was potentially unsafe as some tiles loosened on the stair landing...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair High School is getting its classroom trailers, but it may be a bit longer before the trailers are officially up and running. Two of the four trailers had arrived at the school on the scheduled day of Oct...