NEW FIRST DAY: Okmulgee High School students now start school Aug. 19

Okmulgee High School's first day of classes delayed due to structural issues with building

Okmulgee High School had to delay their first day of school due to structural issues with their building.

NEW FIRST DAY: Okmulgee High School students now start school Aug. 19

Okmulgee Public Schools delayed the start of school for high schoolers until Tuesday, August 19, after noticing structural issues in its main high school building.LuVona Copeland, Superintendent of Okmulgee Public Schools, said the school underwent an inspection after noticing changes to the bricks.Im in the process of getting more experts in to look at things to see what needs to be repaired in those couple of areas, so Im on pins and needles l…

OHS students relocated as school year begins

Okmulgee High School students will begin classes on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the C.A.A.T. (formerly Eastside Elementary) campus after structural issues at the historic OHS building prompted an urgent relocation plan. The move comes after engineering inspections identified significant deterioration in the high school’s structure, including loose masonry, cracked brick veneer, roof damage and failing support elements - some posing immediate safety con…