School hiding info on gas leak

[Anonymous]

I don’t even know how to begin this post. Many kids from a local private school said their school had a gas leak and the school was evacuated quickly. Firetrucks were called after an alarm went off. The kids said the smell of gas was very strong. In spite of this, the firetrucks left within 30 minutes. The school never notified the parents, either. A parent ran up to 2 firemen as they were leaving and asked what happened. The firemen said they weren’t at liberty to discuss it.

WTH?

Please, any lawyers here? Any firemen? How could there be such a strong smell of gas but firemen leaving within 30 minutes?

[Anonymous]

Name of school?

[Anonymous]

Have you asked the school?

[Anonymous]

Contact the school directly if your kid attends.

[Anonymous]

Which private school is still in session?

[Anonymous]

A responding fire department is not going to mess around or be sent off with hand-waving after a report of a possible gas leak, much less one at a school. If they left quickly and no one even called the gas company, there is not a concern. Yes, the school should probably have provided more transparent communication to avoid exactly this kind of parental Chicken Little-ing, however.

[Anonymous]

Which school?

[Anonymous]

Holy Cross. It was in the local news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Holy Cross. It was in the local news.

Which one?

[Anonymous]

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/06/11/kensington-private-school-evacuated-due-to-major-gas-leak/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Holy Cross. It was in the local news.

Well, OP is either lying on purpose or passing along third hand bad info.

First, Holy Cross is not in session. Their last day was in May. There were a few students on campus helping set up a summer camp. The school was not evacuated. Everyone on campus (@ 15 people) were told to shelter in the gym, furthest away from the leak. All parents were informed and a school-wide email went out to the community to dispel any alarming disinformation. The gas leak was contained within 30 minutes and everyone was able to safely leave. No big drama, no lack of communication. I hope OP is not a fellow parent. We try to tell our DDs that truth matters.

[Anonymous]

Good news that OP is better versed on natural gas risks than the firefighters, we are lucky to have in our community.

Settle down, Larla will recover.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t even know how to begin this post. Many kids from a local private school said their school had a gas leak and the school was evacuated quickly. Firetrucks were called after an alarm went off. The kids said the smell of gas was very strong. In spite of this, the firetrucks left within 30 minutes. The school never notified the parents, either. A parent ran up to 2 firemen as they were leaving and asked what happened. The firemen said they weren’t at liberty to discuss it.

WTH?

Please, any lawyers here? Any firemen? How could there be such a strong smell of gas but firemen leaving within 30 minutes?

My DD is a student and neither she nor her friends had any clue. Nor did I, until this post. They've been out of school for several weeks. Thank God those still in the building weren't hurt.

In public school, there are gas leaks all the time and kids go right back in. Toughen up, OP.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like OP is hiding info. Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t even know how to begin this post. Many kids from a local private school said their school had a gas leak and the school was evacuated quickly. Firetrucks were called after an alarm went off. The kids said the smell of gas was very strong. In spite of this, the firetrucks left within 30 minutes. The school never notified the parents, either. A parent ran up to 2 firemen as they were leaving and asked what happened. The firemen said they weren’t at liberty to discuss it.

WTH?

Please, any lawyers here? Any firemen? How could there be such a strong smell of gas but firemen leaving within 30 minutes?

My DD is a student and neither she nor her friends had any clue. Nor did I, until this post. They've been out of school for several weeks. Thank God those still in the building weren't hurt.

In public school, there are gas leaks all the time and kids go right back in. Toughen up, OP.

My DD was at school working for the theatre camp that day. She said there was never any smell of gas, much less OP's characterization of "very strong" odor. The students moved to the gym, where they played a pick up game of basketball while they waited for the "all clear". We parents got a very direct, clear explanation email from the Dean of Students while the situation was unfolding, as well as updates. I have no idea what in the world this OP is going on about.