Molalla River (Ore.) district may close middle school building

From The Portland Oregonian: The Molalla River (Ore.) school board members has voted to reject a plan that would have closed Molalla River Middle School. The plan would have sent sixth-graders to elementary school, and seventh- and eighth-graders to Molalla High School. EARLIER.... DECEMBER 2010...from The Portland Oregonian: The Molalla River (Ore.) School Board is weighing the closure of its sole middle school. Voters last month rejected a $34 million bond to replace the building, and concerns about possible mold and asbestos within the school's 60-year-old building have led some community members to advocate sending the school's sixth graders to the district's elementary schools, while seventh- and eighth- graders attend classes at the recently rebuilt Molalla High School.

NOVEMBER 2010...from The Portland Oregonian: The Molalla River (Ore.) School District will not construct a new middle school to replace the weathered Molalla River Middle School building after voters defeated a $34 million bond measure. School employees and students have long had a litany of complaints about the 60-year-old building -- a leaky roof, crowded hallways, and the possible presence of asbestos in the attic.