In October of 2019, multiple tornados ripped through DFW, causing $1.55 billion in damage, the most from a tornado event in Texas history. Taking one of the bigger hits from the storm was Thomas Jefferson High School, which has been closed ever since. Now, after more than three years, the school finally reopened Monday, with students who were freshman when the storm occurred, finally back to normal for their senior year.
Between the North Texas tornado in 2019, and the pandemic that hit in 2020, students at Thomas Jefferson High School have had a rough few year. After the storm, the students moved to the former Thomas Edison Middle School, along with virtual learning. Now, the school has finally reopened and upgraded to a state-of-the-art campus, according to Fox 4 News.
"When you walk into this room and see this setup, you say, ‘Oh we’re about to do business.’ The space matches the expectation," said Thomas Jefferson High School Principal Benjamin Jones. Along with Thomas Jefferson High School, The Walnut Hill Leadership Academy also opened Monday, which replaces two schools also damaged from the 2019 tornado, Walnut Hill Elementary and Carey Middle School. Three years later, things are finally getting back to normal.
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