As we start the school year, we want to provide transparent communication to families about an incident at Park Elementary this morning.&nbsp;

There was not a gas leak at Park, and no gas was found in the building.&nbsp;Kansas Gas will continue to monitor the situation.

While this is an unexpected situation on the first day of school, staff are trained in emergency response plans and work to ensure a calm and smooth response.&nbsp;

We are grateful the situation was resolved quickly with minimal interruption to the school day.&nbsp;

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 </figure>From USD 428...As we start the school year, we want to provide transparent communication to families about an incident at Park Elementary this morning.&nbsp;<ul>
 <li>At 11:06am, USD 428 and Park Elementary received an alert from Kansas Gas Service of a gas leak in the vicinity of Park Elementary School.&nbsp;</li><li>Students were quickly moved to the playground while the school district initiated a potential relocation plan for Park students and staff to Great Bend High School.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>A small number of classes walked to the Panther Athletic Center as part of the relocation plan.</li><li>At 11:20am, we received the “all clear”&nbsp;from Kansas Gas officials - all students returned to the building for lunch and to resume their school day.&nbsp;</li>
 </ul>There was not a gas leak at Park, and no gas was found in the building.&nbsp;Kansas Gas will continue to monitor the situation.While this is an unexpected situation on the first day of school, staff are trained in emergency response plans and work to ensure a calm and smooth response.&nbsp;We are grateful the situation was resolved quickly with minimal interruption to the school day.&nbsp;Thank you!&nbsp;

Park School staff in Great Bend respond to gas leak alert