CHARLOTTE — School was canceled Thursday for students at Mallard Creek Elementary School because of an electrical surge, the district confirmed to Channel 9.
Officials said it happened as students were arriving Thursday morning. The surge was in the school’s media center and caused smoke.
Classes were canceled Thursday out of an abundance of caution, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said.
No students or staff were hurt in the incident.
Parents were asked to pick up their kids as soon as possible. Students riding the bus were told they could stay at school and be picked up at the end of the day.
The principal said information about when students could return to school would be forthcoming.
Channel 9′s Hannah Goetz spoke with a handful of parents and students at the school.
A few of the students said they were just excited that they got to go home and get the day off.
“I am just going to go home and chillax,” one student said.
“I’ll just watch my Nintendo while watching YouTube,” another student echoed.
However, parent Bonnie Carlton said it wasn’t a big deal to her either way.
“‘Did this kind of interrupt your day at all?’ No, not really! was just at home packing to move, so it was okay,” Carlton explained.
Around noon, the school announced that the power had returned.
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