About 30 Philadelphia high school students who were stranded in Asheville, North Carolina , are set to return home this week, school leaders announced.
The students were camping with Girard College and the North Carolina Outward Bound Program for a week, but they were unable to return home due to Hurricane Helene.
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On Tuesday, officials with Girard College said the students were on their way home by bus and should be back by Wednesday morning.
The statement went on to say everyone involved was in good spirits.
Read the full statement from Girard College below:
“I am happy to report that, thanks to the dedicated efforts of our partners from the North Carolina Outward Bound School and emergency response officials in Burke County, North Carolina, and the U.S. Forestry Service, our 31 ninth-grade students are currently on their way by bus back to the Girard College campus. All the children, as well as the faculty and residential advisors who supervised the trip, are safe and in good spirits, and we are anticipating their arrival early tomorrow (Wednesday) morning.