Elementary school may be without insurance

Board discusses plan for Nancy Reynolds

DANBURY (By Kim Underwood, Winston-Salem Journal) - The Nancy Reynolds Elementary School saga took an unexpected twist last night when a representative of the company that carries the school system's insurance said that, because of concerns about the school's safety, the company would stop insuring the school after the end of the school year.

Utica National Insurance Group, which is based in Richmond, carries the Stokes County school system's liability insurance. From time to time, it inspects properties that it insures, and, after a recent inspection, company officials found structural problems with the school's foundation and roof.

"When I read this report I was deeply concerned," Matthew J. Lupino, the company's underwriting manager for this region, said at the regular meeting of the Stokes County Board of Education. Unless fundamental repairs are made, Lupino said, the company would not cover Nancy Reynolds after the current policy ends June 30.