Sinkhole at Windsor Middle School
“Have you ever wondered how it would be like to live the experience of seeing a sinkhole at the moment it happened??” I don’t think anyone would like to go through this scary experience, but on Monday September 11 at Lake Windsor Middle School went through this tragedy. This incident was reported from CNN news. Fortunately nobody got killed and only a dozen students got hurt, but they weren’t seriously injured. The crater was a small one no more than 15 yards across. The sinkhole destroyed walkways and portable’s 16-21. We had interview Dr. Judith, a geologist from Florida State University. She explained that the recent amount of rain caused an under ground cavern to form which then collapsed. Everything above the surface collapsed with the sinkhole. The reason the portables got damaged so much was because they were connected to a wooden walkway. The news couldn’t take an image of that part of the seen.
One of the local students at this school named Paul Fisher help rescue about 20 students and a teacher out of the sinkhole. Paul managed to dig and one at a time he pulled out each student. When we interviewed Paul he clearly said that since the mud were on his glasses, he didn’t manage to see how fast he pulled out all the class room. He was amazed at what he could do. People say he is a true hero.
The parents of the students at Windsor Middle School were terrified at the incident. The parents of Paul fisher asked if they could give their opinion about the incident and they said that if the construction of the school were better, it would be more secure. Other parents were interviewed and the majority said that its not only the sinkhole but it also the system of the school that’s not working well. The community was disappointed in how this happened because they thought that they were living in a well constructed environment. Everyone thought it was devastating.
In reaction to the sinkhole, some people looked at it in a positive way. Mr. Fisher got promoted to a better position in the job; seen s the old boss got fired for not sending his workers to inspect. Also Paul got transferred to another school. The community is taking this more seriously. There are still investigations being done on the sinkhole and how to make new constructions.
