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    Farmingdale

    School bus crash in New York state kills 2 adults; 40 injured

    Sept. 22, 2023
    The bus was taking students from a Long Island high school to a band camp in Pennsylvania.
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    Bobbys Run

    Mold discovery disrupts classes at 2 schools in the Lumberton Township (New Jersey) district

    Sept. 21, 2023
    Lumberton Middle School students have been switched to remote learning, and students at Bobby's Run School will be moved to sections of the middle school unaffected by the mold...
    Temple University
    JoAnne Eppps

    Acting president at Temple University dies after becoming ill on stage

    Sept. 21, 2023
    JoAnne Epps collapsed at a memorial service where she was scheduled to deliver remarks.
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    Fisher Lafitte

    Two years after hurricane damage closed Louisiana school, community waits to see if a rebuild will be approved

    Sept. 11, 2023
    Students from Fisher Middle-High in Lafitte have been moved to other campuses while the Jefferson Parish district waits to see whether federal funds will pay for reconstruction...
    Florida Atlantic University
    fau Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

    Florida Atlantic University temporarily closes $35 million building that opened in November on Jupiter campus

    Aug. 31, 2023
    University officials closed the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute after problems surfaced with its control systems.

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    Park Crossing High

    Fire damages high school in Montgomery, Alabama

    Aug. 15, 2023
    Park Crossing High School will be closed to in-person instruction while officials assess the damage on the campus.
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    Winter Hill

    Somerville (Massachusetts) district closes preK-8 campus because of asbestos exposure

    Aug. 9, 2023
    Officials say a consultant reported finding asbestos in the Winter Hill Community Innovation School.
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    Bentley Alligator

    Alligator found on sidewalk outside elementary school in Richmond, Texas

    July 27, 2023
    Officials say the 5-foot long gator apparently came from a construction site next to Bentley Elementary School.
    Pine Richland

    Construction worker dies after falling from roof of Pennsylvania high school

    July 17, 2023
    The victim fell through a hole that had been cut out for HVAC equipment at Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia.