Morristown High School’s backup generator failed during a storm outage

What happened

The district disclosed that Morristown High School’s backup generator did not start during a summer power outage, and the pool began to flood. Staff contained the water before it reached the school’s main floor; the meeting did not report whether the generator was repaired or tested afterward.

Why it matters to families

A backup generator failure can leave the high school without power during an outage and creates a risk of flooding and disruption to school facilities. The record documents the failure but does not describe a fix or follow-up testing.

The evidence

At the September 28, 2026 meeting, the superintendent recounted that during one of the summer storms, power was lost and the high school’s backup generator “did not kick in,” after which the pool began to flood. She said staff worked overnight and the main floor was dry by 7 a.m. Transcript at 00:01:30–00:02:32.

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