Ocean Beach School District

Today there was a small fire at Ocean Park Elementary School. Staff and students followed drill protocols and evacuated safely. No one was injured. Pacific County Fire District responded quickly and prevented the spread of fire. While the damage was not widespread, there is still much that must be done before we can bring students back to the building. There will be no school at Ocean Park Elementary on Thursday, March 20th or Friday, March 21st. Direct communication with parents of OPE students will occur as the situation unfolds. I will send community updates as we learn more. A big shout out to our wonderful staff and students who responded quickly and safely evacuated the school just as they have practiced and to our first responders who come through for us every time. Please give grace as we work to get our students back into our school as quickly and as safely as possible.