When It Rains. . .

It rained heavily in Chicago over the past weekend.  The rain pushed a hole through the roof at the field house and the auditorium was flooded.  The boxing gym is on the floor below the auditorium.  Pools of water spread out over that floor.  The ring was wet.  Plaster was peeling off the ceiling and the walls, and water poured through the light fixtures.  The gym has been closed since before the summer session ended due to constructor work inside the field house (the swimming pool is also closed for the same reason).  Now, this has happened.

Yesterday, a couple came in to sign up their son, Nicolas, for the boxing program.  I told them the gym may not be open in time for the fall session which begins next week, but I would keep them informed about the gym's status. The reality is that the gym may not be open again for several weeks.  "This is now a fight between the park district and the construction company," the field house supervisor said.  However, the problems with the roof were apparent over a year ago when chunks of plaster were falling from the ceiling.  Luckily, no one was using the auditorium when that happened.  Of course, the auditorium is now closed as well.  The area manager has been asked to come out and survey what has happened as well as take pictures for evidence. 

My concern is that the fall session for the boxing program could be canceled completely.  La Follette's boxing program has been struggling since I arrived there due to many other factors.  In light of recent events, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to cancel the program permanently, which would put me in a precarious situation.