Power outage sends Skyline High School students in Ann Arbor home for the day
Skyline High School students in Ann Arbor were being sent home after the power went out Friday morning.
Students would be released within the next 15 minutes, Margolis said at 11:45 a.m., and buses would take students who ride the bus home within an hour.
The DTE Power Outage Map showed power out to 347 customers along North Maple Road, where the high school is located. The outage stretched between M-14 and Newport Road. The map estimated restoration between 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.
The map also showed an outage affecting 170 customers near Veterans Park along Maple Road.
It was the second time this year that a power outage closed Skyline High School early. The school also lost power Oct. 30 during the winds and rain spawned by Superstorm Sandy.
Courtesy of AAPS
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the Ann Arbor area until midnight Friday, warning winds gusting to 45 mph could cause power outages, blowing snow, slick roads and reduced visibility.
For weather updates and conditions any time, check AnnArbor.com's weather page.
Comments
Barzoom
Fri, Dec 21, 2012 : 9:38 p.m.
Maybe they should be talking about closing Skyline instead of Community. That would really save some money.
aaparent
Sat, Dec 22, 2012 : 11:18 a.m.
Idea: Sell Skyline to the U-M (charge a lot of $$) and then open Blimpy Burger inside the cafeteria. Use the athletic facilities at Skyline for the U-M club sports that practice at late hours because facilities are used for varsity sports. Use U-M bus to transport students and partner with U-M transportation for some AAPS busing.
A2Hell
Fri, Dec 21, 2012 : 8:27 p.m.
Good thing Skyline has a wind turbine to generate electricity, otherwise they would have had to send the students home … Oh, yeah, right.
PhillyCheeseSteak
Fri, Dec 21, 2012 : 5:11 p.m.
This is the 2nd time this school year that Skyline has had to close because of power outages.
Cindy Heflin
Fri, Dec 21, 2012 : 5:30 p.m.
Indeed. I actually just finished updating the story with that information.