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Northport MS Students To Be Relocated For Remainder Of Academic Year Northport MS Students To Be Relocated For Remainder Of Academic Year
Northport MS Students To Be Relocated For Remainder Of Academic Year A school district on Long Island said it will relocate students and staff at one of its middle schools for the remainder of the school year due to environmental health concerns. Northport Middle School students will be relocated this week after high levels of benzene were found on school grounds. Eighth-grade students will be relocated to the high school, seventh-grade students to East Northport Middle School, and sixth-graders will relocate to elementary schools. "In order to prepare for the transition, there will be no school for Northport Middle School students on T…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Elevated Mercury Levels Detected Outside Middle School In Suffolk Elevated Mercury Levels Detected Outside Middle School In Suffolk
Elevated Mercury Levels Detected Outside Middle School In Suffolk Preliminary air quality tests determined that there were elevated mercury levels coming from the cesspool area outside a Long Island middle school. Some students at Northport Middle School had to be relocated in recent weeks due to an “indoor air quality issue,” the district announced last month. An outside environmental firm concluded this week that the issue was due to high mercury levels that made certain students and teachers feel sick the past few years. The new tests led to the temporary closure of three classrooms for sixth and seventh graders as they continue to test and evaluate th…

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by Zak Failla
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Foul Odors In Suffolk Middle School Making Students Sick, Parents Say Foul Odors In Suffolk Middle School Making Students Sick, Parents Say
Foul Odors In Suffolk Middle School Making Students Sick, Parents Say A strange odor at a Long Island school is reportedly making children sick, prompting a backlash from parents and a response from the school district. Students at Northport Middle School have reportedly been getting sick from odors that are filling the school from an unknown source. Some students were forced to miss weeks of classes over the past year due to the smell impacting them. According to News 12, teachers, and students first reported the odor as far back as 2017, and a wing of the school had to be evacuated and closed for a stretch. Hazardous materials were later found in a warehous…

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by Zak Failla