A tree grows in the drainage system at Hayward High

Essentially, the roots of a very large tree near the gym grew into the pipe over the decades, eventually creating a blockage affecting about 80% of the pipe, which has been causing flooding issues near the gym and which the district only recently learned about, Allan Garde, Hayward Unified School District’s assistant superintendent of business, told the district’s Board of Education at it’s Jan. 11 meeting.

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