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By Chad Petri Reporter

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Published: Mon, April 28, 2008 - 1:38 pm
Last Updated: Mon, April 28, 2008 - 1:47 pm

Chad Petri

After almost five months of attending class "on the road," the final 300 students returned to Spanish Fort Elementary. The school was closed in January when contractors discovered lead paint.

This is the first time this court yard has seen students since last year. This is considered ground zero. It's where lead paint was discovered after a winter-break sandblasting project. Now it's clean and they’re ready for class.

“It feels good because we don't have we get taught more because where back here,” says 4th Grade student Corbit Cate. Second grade teacher Mary Armstrong is getting her class settled into a whole new routine. She says it's like the first day of school for the third time this year.

“We have to get back into our routine, learn when it's time for lunch, time for gym, learn what days we have our enrichments,” says Armstrong. More than 700 tons of materials were removed from the school at a cost of one-million dollars. Baldwin County School officials say they may seek legal action to recover the money.

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