The man who is the creator and principal-in-charge of a central Iowa architectural firm tasked with overseeing construction and remodeling projects for the Atlantic School District, apologized during Monday night’s school board meeting, for an incident that occurred on May 15^th, that resulted in injuries to three students. Design Alliance Architect Jerry Purdy said the incident where a light fixture broke loose and cascaded down upon students in a classroom, won’t happen again, because it was limited to one-type of fixture that was improperly installed.

Purdy said as soon as they heard about the incident, they requested the contractor inspect each and every light fixture. It turns out the problem pertained to one type of light fixture found in two classrooms that had been screwed into a fiberboard tile, instead of a solid mounting surface.

An AtlanticMiddle School student was transported to the CassCountyMemorialHospital for treatment of minor injuries following the incident, which happened in a renovated classroom. School officials said two other students suffered from scratches. All three were treated by the school nurse before one of the kids was transported to the hospital for additional examination and treatment. The fixture that fell, was in four sections, and had collapsed in a sort of “Domino effect,” according to Superintendent Mike Amstein.