Hundreds of school kids wait nervously outside Mains Elementary School for classes to begin. This is first time they’ve seen each other in more than month. the girls hug and hold hands. the boys tease and crack jokes.
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Two Schools Closed after Asbestos Discoveries
Construction workers at Niwot High School near Boulder, Colorado, found traces of asbestos in a girls’ gymnasium locker room. the discovery forced the school to close for several days in order to allow state environmental and safety inspectors to examine the locker room and other parts of the school for traces of the perilous mineral. Subsequent tests also revealed traces of asbestos in the corridor outside the locker room.
School officials cancelled classes and sent home students, faculty and staff pending the results of the inspection. John Poynton, a spokesman for the St. Vrain Valley School District, said that the school would reopen after the inspectors released their results and gave the “all clear” signal. He also said that inspectors and cleanup crews would work through the night to insure that the school was safe for students to return to class.