Wind blows roof off Smedley school in Frankford
By Shannon McDonald
Kindergarten students at Smedley Elementary at Bridge and Charles got a surprise today when the roof the small school house they were in blew off in the wind.
Firefighters arrived at the Frankford school just before 2 p.m. today in response to a call about wind damage. The main building was intact, but a small schoolhouse on the property was missing its roof
There were 40 kindergarten students in the building at the time, but no injuries were reported.
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