Emergency crews were on scene after the Tuesday morning roof collapse of the gym roof at North Medford High.

Medford High School students will resume classes Thursday after a catastrophic roof collapse at the school’s gymnasium forced them to evacuate Tuesday and stay home from school Wednesday.

School officials held a media briefing Wednesday to share the news, and to offer an update on what’s next for the heavily damaged structure. The roof collapsed under the weight of snow from last week’s Southern Oregon snowstorm.

Ron Havniear, the Medford School District’s director of safety and security, told the Rogue Valley Times after Tuesday’s collapse that the building is likely a total loss and will need a “full tear down” before being rebuilt.

No one was injured in the collapse.

School officials and engineers have been inspecting the building, and deeper perimeter fencing has been installed to maintain safe areas around the damaged structure.

Havniear said over the past weekend, when cracked beams were discovered inside the gym before Tuesday’s collapse, that all large-span structures in the school district are being examined.

See more coverage Thursday at rv-times.com.