SJ elementary school in session without electricity as PG&E works to restore power

Tens of thousands are still without power across the Bay Area. That includes some schools in session, despite no heat and limited generator power.

Baldwin Elementary School in San Jose’s Oak Grove School District is still holding classes.

“Everything is good, but there’s no electricity right now,” said parent Kapil Sethi.

Equipped with flashlights, and a few extra layers than normal, parents are sending their students to school for a third day in the dark and cold on Wednesday.

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Pictures shared with us show very little light put out by lanterns and power strips packed with plugs. The students, meanwhile, looked pretty chilly on what was a wet, windy and cold day in San Jose.

“Just telling us to wear warm, to keep the kids warm, because the school, there’s no electricity and also, they need flashlights for the reading, flashlight or a lamp, whatever it is,” said parent Dara Ly.

Within a few blocks of the school, ABC7 found what appeared to be a PG&E power pole snapped in half and dangling by the wires.

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