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Power Outage Causes Early Dismissal At Cleveland High - JoCo Report

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Power Outage Causes Early Dismissal At Cleveland High | JoCo Report

CLAYTON – Students at Cleveland High School will dismiss at 1:45pm today (Monday) due to a power outage.

A traffic accident on Polenta Road in front of the school damaged a power pole. Duke Energy crews had to cut off electricity to the school to replace the damaged pole.

One person sustained minor injuries in the accident but they declined transport to the hospital.

Traffic delays are expected on Polenta Road in front of Cleveland High this afternoon while utility crews replace the damaged pole.

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