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Alamance-Burlington schools grapple with financial strain after summer mold crisis

Following mold outbreak and expensive remediation this summer, ABSS finds itself facing a cycle of spending

By Sophie Rosenthal | 12/4/23 3:05pm

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ABSS Public Information Officer Les Atkins takes questions from reporters at the Nov. 30 press conference. He spoke from a room that still requires $125,000 worth of renovations after the remediation at Cummings High School, one of the schools where toxigenic mold was found.

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