North Country Supervisory Union school officials speak with parents and students about PCBs breakout [Video]

On Sept. 3, students will be back at North Country Union High School in Newport.However, starting the year will be a much different learning experience from anything they’re used to.Multiple failed PCB tests this summer are forcing the student body to not be inside their school building.Instead, they’ll be starting the year in tents.On Thursday, at an Open House inside one of the tents, it was the school administration’s first in-person opportunity to explain to parents and students what happened this summer.”It became very clear very quickly that the work was going to buck up against the start of school,” said Principal Christopher Young.The initial news caught students, like incoming sophomore Henry Mohs, off guard. “I didn’t know how to react at first, but when I heard that they were doing it on their wedding tents and things, I think it’s a very good solution,” Mohs said. “I’m very impressed …