Many thought a COVID outbreak might be the downfall of the start of the school year in Clinton but in fact, it is could be a mechanical issue. 

Tuesday night at the Clinton Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Curt Nettles updated the board about some issues they are running into involving air conditioning at Clinton Junior High School. He explains planned maintenance on the air conditioning unit has taken an unfortunate turn as the wrong equipment was sent to the district.

According to Nettles, they plan to run the air conditioning to get the building cooled down in time for the first day of students in the building Wednesday. He is, however, concerned about the status of the building going into Thursday and Friday.

Nettles indicates the financial implications are not any more than what they agreed to in their bid process however, he would like to see some reparations over this. He says May 1 was the start date on this project and now with the first day of school here, the project is still not done. He informed the board they could pursue extending warranties on the unit.