Flooding from Topical Storm Chantal left The Expedition School heavily damaged. Now, some in the Hillsborough community came together this weekend to help move classrooms into a donated space.
The storm pushed the start of the school year back by several weeks after water from the Eno River surged into the building. Volunteers hope the temporary setup will allow students to return by the new start date, Aug. 25.
“I was pretty shocked by the fact that it hit our community,” said Hector Hernandez, a parent. “Honestly, I didn’t realize that the Eno River was going to be so affected by it.”…