A sewage spill shut down a high school in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, after sewage came into the building’s basement over the weekend and students were served lunch outside.

Anacostia High School is closed for cleanup on Tuesday, but a local official is asking why students reported to class on Monday.

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Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Tom Donohue, who represents the part of Ward 8 that includes Anacostia High School, shared a video showing the aftermath of the spill on Facebook. Viewers can see the mess, including damp floors, as Donohue walks through the school.

Raw sewage came into the school through drains in the basement. The sewage collected in an elevator shaft, came up through floor drains and pooled in the b

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