Videos show standing water inside Detroit elementary school, as source reports sewage smell

DETROIT – Videos and photos sent to the station show standing water and buckets inside Carleton Elementary School on Detroit’s east side, and an anonymous source says students were expected to attend class even as the water pooled in hallways.

The source also said the water smelled like sewage.

Several parents said Wednesday they were unaware of any problems at the school, though one said the building flooded last week and that students were given the day off.

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department said it received a complaint of water backing up at the school last Friday and determined the problem was private.

Crews were seen working at the school on Wednesday (March 11) afternoon.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) was contacted for comment; the newsroom is awaiting a response.

The school’s principal said the district is working on building issues, but there was no flood on Wednesday.