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ject to take place while school is in session. “No roof is worth what the school system, children and parents have gone through,” he said.
He also said he will not attempt to make up the full day of school lost, but will ask to use banked time for that day as well as two others missed because of snow.
Several parents want a continuing investigation of the children who became sick earlier in the week, before the incident Thursday when children apparently became sick as the result of a compound put on windows in the wing holding the sixth and seventh grades.
Several parents said their children are still experiencing syptoms such as headaches and nausea.
Elementary School Principal David Smith said last Monday six children -were signed out to go home early because they were not feeling well. On Tuesday 11 children signed out sick. Wednesday seven children went home early because they were not feeling well, and on Thursday before the general evacuation another eight went home early. Mr. Smith said all these children complained of symptoms that might be the result of the roofing project.
Parents said there were other children affected who stayed the whole day but arrived home not feeling well. Several missed school some days that week because of illness associated with the roofing, they said.
School officials offered to give parents copies of forms provided by the roofing contractor listing the ingredients used in the roofing process.
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