WHEELING – Wheeling Park High School was dismissed early on Friday after a strong smell of asphalt made its way into the school facility.

Friday night events at WPHS also have been canceled, noted Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones.

“With all the roofing work that was going on, the roofers laid down all their supplies behind the building,” he explained. “Then they had to lay new asphalt there, which is typical.”

The new asphalt, however, was poured earlier than expected, Jones explained.

“When they heated it up, the smell got really amplified. Then it got into the intakes and into the building,” he said. “We thought if we can save an hour of the kids not having to breathe this, we’re doing it.”

School was officially dismissed at noon, and students who drive themselves were permitted

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