LEWES, Del. — Cape Henlopen High School dismissed students early this morning after a power outage left the building without electricity, according to a post on the Cape Henlopen School District’s Facebook page. The District reports, that the school lost power around 7:30 a.m. when a substation in Lewes went down. While power was later restored to the town, officials say the high school remained without service.
According to the post, electricians have been working on-site to restore electricity, but there is currently no timeline for completion. Due to the outage, the district announced an early dismissal at 9:45 a.m.
Cape Henlopen School District states that they expect power to be restored sometime today and that classes are anticipated to resume as normal on Thursday. The Cape Henlopen School District thanked families for their patience and support as crews work to restore power to the high school.
