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Most Richardson ISD school campuses damaged in last week’s winter storm

Nearly four dozen campuses sustained some damage, district officials said.

All but three Richardson ISD schools reopened for in-person classes Monday, even as district officials said that 45 of 55 campuses were damaged by last week’s winter storms.

David Pate, Richardson ISD’s chief financial officer, said at a school board meeting Monday night that reserve funds will likely be used to pay for the repairs until the district receives reimbursements from its insurance carriers.

The district’s insurance deductible on buildings is $100,000 and the total coverage limit is $250,000, Pate said. He added that the cost for repairs should not come anywhere near the total coverage limit.

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An estimate of the total amount of damage from the storms was not yet available, district spokesperson Tim Clark said Tuesday.

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Any repairs that need to be done are being completed upfront.

“We’re going ahead and taking care of those and working out the reimbursement later, whether it’s from insurance, FEMA or other funds,” Clark said.

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Two of the three Richardson ISD schools that did not reopen Monday, Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet and Math Science Technology Magnet, resumed in-person classes Tuesday.

Richardson High School held all classes online Monday and Tuesday, with students enrolled in on-campus learning returning to school Wednesday. The high school sustained damage to a water pipe in a kitchen as well as a pipe in the fire sprinkler system, assistant superintendent Sandra Hayes told the school board during Monday’s meeting.

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