Mark Bendler, with Aalco Wrecking Co., loads a wheelbarrow with damaged flooring being removed from a lower level of Jennings Senior High School on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, as crews continue restoration after a large water pipe ruptured and flooded much of the building just before Christmas.
Damage caused by a December burst pipe continue to disrupt Jennings Senior High and College Prep Academy, prompting district officials to switch students to virtual classes this week while repairs are underway.
A crew with First Onsite Property Restoration Co. packs up trophies from a trophy case on the lower level of Jennings High School on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, as crews continue cleanup after a large underground water pipe ruptured and flooded much of the building just before Christmas. The work has delayed in-school instruction after winter break at the school.
A burst water pipe discovered at Jennings Senior High School on Dec. 22 was located below the school's cafeteria.
Courtesy Lori Willis
The damaged section of a large water supply pipe lay atop the filled in ground where it was once buried on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in the Jennings High School cafeteria. Crews continue restoration after the rupture flooded much of the building鈥檚 lower levels just before Christmas. The work has delayed in-school instruction after winter break at the school.
Jeremy Thieret, with Aalco Wrecking Co. Inc. removes hard tile flooring from a lower level of Jennings High School on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, as crews continue restoration after a large underground water pipe ruptured and flooded much of the building just before Christmas. The work has delayed in-school instruction after winter break at the school.
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
Band equipment rescued from a flooded Jennings High School is assembled on the auditorium stage on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, as crews continue restoration after a large underground water pipe ruptured and covered much of the building鈥檚 lower levels with water just before Christmas. The work has delayed in-school instruction after winter break at the school.
Mark Bendler, with Aalco Wrecking Co., loads a wheelbarrow with damaged flooring being removed from a lower level of Jennings Senior High School on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, as crews continue restoration after a large water pipe ruptured and flooded much of the building just before Christmas.
A crew with First Onsite Property Restoration Co. packs up trophies from a trophy case on the lower level of Jennings High School on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, as crews continue cleanup after a large underground water pipe ruptured and flooded much of the building just before Christmas. The work has delayed in-school instruction after winter break at the school.
The damaged section of a large water supply pipe lay atop the filled in ground where it was once buried on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in the Jennings High School cafeteria. Crews continue restoration after the rupture flooded much of the building鈥檚 lower levels just before Christmas. The work has delayed in-school instruction after winter break at the school.
Jeremy Thieret, with Aalco Wrecking Co. Inc. removes hard tile flooring from a lower level of Jennings High School on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, as crews continue restoration after a large underground water pipe ruptured and flooded much of the building just before Christmas. The work has delayed in-school instruction after winter break at the school.
Band equipment rescued from a flooded Jennings High School is assembled on the auditorium stage on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, as crews continue restoration after a large underground water pipe ruptured and covered much of the building鈥檚 lower levels with water just before Christmas. The work has delayed in-school instruction after winter break at the school.
