{"id":3097,"date":"2024-09-04T17:24:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/us\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2026-02-14T10:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:33:19","slug":"monroe-elementary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/us\/en\/resources\/monroe-elementary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Monroe Elementary School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/BelforSifted-39.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/BelforSifted-39.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/BelforSifted-39-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/BelforSifted-39-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/BelforSifted-39-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/BelforSifted-39-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/BelforSifted-39-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>BELFOR recovered and restored Monroe Elementary School in Ohio after vandals ransacked and damaged the interior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"separators-custom-box  \"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t            <div class=\"cta_title\"\n\t\t\t\t            >Learn more about how BELFOR provided support<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/US-BELFOR-Case-Study-Monroe-Elementary.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\"               style=\"background-color:;\"\n               class=\"c-btn -normal -inverted has-icon icon-right \"\n            >\n                <div class=\"label-up\"\n                                >\n                    <span class=\"c-btn__txt\">Download Case Study<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-btn__ico\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"icon icon-lib-icon-arrow4 \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#lib-icon-arrow4\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"label-up\">\n                    <span class=\"c-btn__txt\">Download Case Study<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-btn__ico\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"icon icon-lib-icon-arrow4 \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#lib-icon-arrow4\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well before the school bell rang in the early hours of Monday morning, vandals broke into a back door of Monroe Elementary and ransacked the property. When school staff and administration arrived at 7 a.m., they were not prepared for what they discovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe were overwhelmed with the disaster we found.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Superintendent Gary Chapman<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thieves did extensive damage to the interior of the school: offices, classrooms, fixtures, teaching equipment, computer monitors and televisions destroyed; classroom windows and glass display cases shattered; book shelves in the library turned over; damaged vending machines; kitchen refrigerators and freezers left open, spoiling food supplies; and, soap, hand sanitizers, shaving cream and salad dressing sprayed on floors, walls and desks throughout the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cOur experience with BELFOR was a pleasant one and I would highly recommend them to work on future school projects. 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