Photos showing building conditions in Edison School District 54JT (33 miles east of Colorado Springs)
One entrance to the 1922 Edison K-12 building.
Representative Marsha Looper in the Edison School District kitchen. The serving line is in the same small room, where breakfast and lunch are served.
The Edison wood/metal/welding shop. Vocational education students do school and bus maintenance, and completed other projects—like wiring the school PA system—that would not otherwise be affordable.
The Edison shop. More students want to take vocational education classes than can safely be accommodated in the shop’s cramped quarters.
The coach’s office and supply closet in Edison District.
This photo shows the entire Edison weight room.
The Edison K-12 cafeteria. To either side of the Pepsi machines are the only bathrooms for the entire school. Just to the right of the Pepsi machine is the school’s only water fountain.
Detail of the entrance to the Edison K-12 building.
Exterior of the Edison District K-12 school.
Exterior of the Edison District K-12 school.
Exterior of the Edison District K-12 library. The decades-old building was previously used for teacher housing.
Interior of the Edison K-12 library. Part of the building is sealed off because of encroaching mold.
Interior of the Edison K-12 library. Part of the building is sealed off because of encroaching mold.
The Edison District playground.