CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Four Chesapeake elementary schools use a combination of 50 portable classrooms throughout the year, but as the population grows those classrooms get smaller.
Steven Ipock has a nine-year-old at Deep Creek Central Elementary School. He says he's never been too fond of this kind of classroom.
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"I don't think those trailers are reinforced those doors are maybe like aluminum or some wood so anybody could get in," said Ipock.
He also feels they're not very resistant to bad weather.
"Then when it comes to some kind of storm or something eventually it can leak and mold can grow in them as well too," explained Ipock.
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On Tuesday, Chesapeake City Council approved a large sum of money for the New Elementary School Project.
More than $61 million will build a new elementary school at the Culpepper Landing site in the Deep Creek section of Chesapeake.
The estimated completion date is during the 2027-2028 school year.
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Even though Ipock won't get to see his 9-year-old go to the new school, he thinks it's for the best especially because the school district has the space.
"There is actually quite a bit of land around so instead of building trailers they should build more schools," said Ipock.
