Breaking: Smoke reported in 200s building, students evacuated
December 1, 2022
Firefighters are on Palo Alto High School’s campus after smoke was reported in the 200s building.
Around 1 pm, students with classes in the 200s building were instructed to meet in the Peery Center instead. An announcement was made to the whole school, alerting students to evacuate the building, although, the school-wide fire alarm was not triggered.
According to Principal Brent Kline, the evacuation was caused due to a mechanical failure.
“It was a faulty HVAC system that shut down, but now it is back on,” Kline said.
The Paly Voice will follow up on this reporting as more information becomes available.
![Charen Yu (left), the Palo Alto Unified School District chief business officer, presents the updated 2026-2027 budget during Tuesday's board meeting. According to Yu, expenditure changes are the primary reason for the deficit. “[Compared to the adopted budget], certificated salaries are up $18.8 million (which translates to 13.4%), classified salaries are up $11 million (or 17%), benefits are up $5.6 million and all other objects are down $2.9 million,” Yu said. “These are settled agreements with our bargaining partners. They are contractual obligations and they are the primary driver of the change.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/budget-presentation-300x225.jpeg)
