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The Oxford Hills neighborhood was shocked Monday, however not shocked, when Maine College Administrative District 17 abruptly closed Agnes Grey Elementary College in West Paris as a result of long-standing code violations. College students will attend class in three different areas beginning Feb. 26.
PARIS — The hammer that individuals in Oxford Hills have dreaded for years lastly fell in spectacular trend throughout Maine College Administrative District 17’s Monday night time faculty board assembly.
Agnes Grey Elementary College in West Paris has been deemed uninhabitable as a result of a number of security failures: lack of ample fireplace safety and purposeful emergency exits, outdated and poorly functioning plumbing and electrical programs, exterior degradation, together with its roof which sheds decayed shingles throughout any poor climate, exterior and inside stairwells that aren’t as much as code, and boiler years past its serviceable life.
Representatives of LaVallee Brensinger Architects of Portland addressed administrators with findings from their constructing inspection and acknowledged flatly that the constructing will not be secure to be occupied by college students or workers.
Agnes Grey’s workers was briefed earlier within the day by Superintendent Heather Manchester that the varsity would doubtless be closed inside hours. Following February break, which will probably be Feb. 19-23, college students in grades 1 by means of 6 will switch to both Man E. Rowe Elementary College in Norway or Paris Elementary College. Pre-Okay and kindergarten college students will proceed attending the Legion College, situated on Kingsbury Road in West Paris.
College board administrators accepted the administration’s plan, voted to shut Agnes Grey instantly and licensed Manchester to arrange and institute a distant studying plan to cowl the varsity days between Wednesday and the beginning of February break.
Manchester introduced to households early Tuesday that there could be no faculty in West Paris and Agnes Grey is not going to reopen.
Directors arrange a distant training middle Tuesday for the varsity’s educators to function from as college students put together for distant studying.
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