BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) — Wednesday marked the start of a new chapter for 450 students at Longfellow Middle School after a bit of a manic summer.
“Vacations were cancelled, plans were put on hold but this is what we do,” Enikia Ford Morthel, Superintendent of the Berkeley Unified School District said.
Instead of returning to their usual campus in Berkeley, they’re starting the school year about a mile and a half away at Berkeley Adult School.
Construction workers discovered dry rot at Longfellow over the summer.
“Everyone was really surprised because it was supposed to just be a remodel that was going to be done in time for today,” Lindsey Urbina, a neighbor said.
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