Update 5:25 p.m.
The fire at the Paul Robeson Academy has caused extensive damage. Students from the school are being relocated and will resume classes Friday.
From the Detroit News:
District officials said 16 available classrooms at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School are being readied to accommodate 435 students from Paul Robeson Academy, heavily damaged by the blaze...DPS Emergency Manager Robert Bobb said district employees are locating books, desks and supplies to prepare the classrooms at Marshall — just a few blocks from Robeson — so Robeson's first- through eighth-grade students can resume their studies with minimal disruption. Teachers, support staff and all employees will be sent over to Marshall from Robeson to make the transition work, Bobb said.
8:31 a.m.
There’s a fire this morning at Paul Robeson Academy in Detroit. Some 660 students attend the K-8 school.
The cause of the fire is still unknown. It began around 4 a.m. and firefighters are on the scene.
The Detroit Public Schools calls Robeson Academy one of its premier learning institutions. Students who enroll at Robeson must carry at least a 2.5 grade point average.
Here's some video from Fox News in Detroit:
Fire Rips through Robeson Academy on Detroit's West Side: MyFoxDETROIT.com
