The Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School superintendent gave Spectrum News 1 a tour of the school Wednesday, a day before it reopens to students after the death of an employee and the finding of elevated levels of carbon monoxide in a part of the building two weeks ago.
Superintendent Toga Hayali showed off safety improvements to SAS High School as it prepares to welcome back students. The school closed Jan. 7, when authorities responded to a call involving a member of the night crew, later identified as Brian Deforge, 46, that passed away in the cafeteria.
The medical examiner’s official report on his death has not yet been released, so his official cause of death is not known. The school has said the elevated carbon monoxide levels and Deforge’s death are unrelated…