With flooding cleaned up, Franklin Public School to reopen Thursday

Franklin Public School in Kitchener is seen on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. (Brian Dunseith / CTV Kitchener)

Staff and students will be able to return to Franklin Public School on Thursday.

The school was closed Tuesday morning after a pipe burst in a ceiling, flooding various areas of the Kitchener school with water.

Cleanup efforts began quickly, but were extensive enough that the school remained closed Wednesday.

In a statement, Waterloo Region District School Board officials said the school would reopen Thursday and thanked the school community for its patience.