$60 million Texas High School Football Stadium to close, deemed 'not safe'

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ALLEN — Allen ISD officials said Monday that design flaws appear to have contributed to problems with cracking of concrete at the district’s new $60 million stadium, prompting them to close the stadium for the next football season.

Previously, PBK Architects, which designed the stadium, said the problems in the concourse level were probably caused by shrinkage in the concrete.

But an analysis commissioned by the district shows engineers have found design deficiencies at the concourse level, according to documents released to The Dallas Morning News.

Partial findings by Nelson Forensics indicate that some support structures were not designed in a way that would hold the weight anticipated on that level of the stadium.

“The stadium is not safe for public assembly,” Superintendent Lance Hindt said.

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http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20140519-exclusive-60m-allen-football-stadium-deemed-not-safe-will-close-this-season.ece

everything IS bigger in Texas, including the Fail

[LittleBlue]

1. Big lawsuit coming

PBK Architects, warm up your checkbook

[Blue Owl]

2. Everyone knows when concrete gets cold and wet...

There's SHRINKAGE!

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[hobbit709]

3. $60 mill for football stadium, $0 for teachers and staff.

And they wonder why TX damn near comes in 51st in field of 50.

[dilby]

7. Do you have a link on that?

Everything I see ranks them between 9th and 11th.

[LanternWaste]

8. Texas Ranks 49th In Public Education Spending Despite Huge Economy

Texas Ranks 49th In Public Education Spending Despite Huge Economy
http://www.liberalamerica.org/2013/07/15/despite-huge-economy-texas-ranks-49th-in-public-education-spending/

How can Texas rank last in the nation — 51st — in the percentage of adults with high school diplomas...
http://www.texastribune.org/2010/07/26/why-does-texas-rank-last-in-high-school-diplomas/

Texas drops close to bottom among states in student spending..
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20130222-texas-drops-close-to-bottom-among-states-in-student-spending.ece

[dilby]

9. So they spend lest with better results?

I mean as far as how the kids are doing they are ranked in the top 10.

[Orrex]

10. Do you have a link for that?

[dilby]

12. Here

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/2014/04/21/how-states-compare-in-the-2014-best-high-schools-rankings

http://www.alec.org/publications/report-card-on-american-education/

[Orrex]

14. Does that first one cover only public schools, or private/charter/STEM schools as well?

As for the second link... ALEC? Really? Even if the info is correct, the source is so poisonous that it necessarily calls the info into question.

[TBF]

16. The top 10 in Texas are all charter or magnet

as far as I can tell (meaning they don't accept all students - they pick and choose who they admit):

1 - School for the Talented and Gifted
1201 EAST EIGHTH ST, DALLAS, TX 75203

2 - School of Science and Engineering Magnet
1201 EAST EIGHTH ST, DALLAS, TX 75203

3 - Carnegie Vanguard High School
10401 SCOTT ST, HOUSTON, TX 77051

4 - YES Prep North Central
13703 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD, HOUSTON, TX 77039

5 - IDEA Academy and College Preparatory School
401 SOUTH 1ST ST, DONNA, TX 78537

6 - Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions
3100 SHENANDOAH ST, HOUSTON, TX 77021

7 - Liberal Arts and Science Academy
7309 LAZY CREEK DR, AUSTIN, TX 78724

8 - The Science Academy of South Texas
900 MED HIGH DR, MERCEDES, TX 78570

9 - KIPP Austin Col
8509 FM 969 BLDG 513, AUSTIN, TX 78724

10 - Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School
1718 R B CULLUM BLVD, DALLAS, TX 75210

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/texas?int=9abb08

[Orrex]

18. Thank you.

I confess that this is the answer I was expecting.

Funny how aggressively-funded schools with gatekeeper admission policies tend to produce better results...

[leftyohiolib]

19. alec why not cite the kock brothers directly

[dilby]

22. Used Google top hit, no idea who Alec is but used two sources that were similar.

[leftyohiolib]

23. you should do yourself a favor and look up alec, the American Legislative Exchange Council.

[GeorgeGist]

4. Karma's a comedian.

[Orrex]

11. Karma karma karma karma karma comedian.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. 60 fucking million for a HIGH SCHOOL stadium????

[mikeysnot]

6. Tell me how this private sector "works" again?

60 million for a high school football team.... really?

[jmowreader]

21. They did a bond issue

Allen is an expensive suburb of Dallas, and their schools are well funded. High school football is the official state religion of Texas. In 2009 the voters decided to construct a football stadium that would make pro teams jealous, and agreed to having their property taxes raised to pay for it.

I think it's going to come down to one thing: the engineering firm that designed this place didn't factor in 60,000 football-crazed people creating intense, structure-destroying harmonic vibrations through intense, hour-long in-unison foot-stomping sessions five times a year, every year, until someone in the Allen Independent School District decides there's a little bit fancier stadium with only about 20,000 more seats than theirs about 45 miles away, in the city of Arlington, and they can't be shown up like that, now can they?

[Xithras]

13. Have you seen this stadium?

At a HIGH SCHOOL! I've seen university stadiums that were smaller than that.

But the truly insane thing is that, while this stadium seats 18,000 people, it's only the fifth largest high school stadium in Texas. Which means that four are even bigger!

[n2doc]

15. The biggest one serves 8 schools

http://yestotexas.com/biggest-high-school-football-stadiums-in-texas/5/

[TBF]

17. They also fund PE and Band -

but just try getting recognition for academics or art/drama classes at all .. everything is geared towards athletics and standardized testing.

[hatrack]

20. Football derailed by shrinkage ...

And in Texas no less.

Whoever God may be, she has an amazing sense of humor.