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Kids break ground for new Edmonds elementary school
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It's the last day of school ever at Oak Heights Elementary, a bittersweet day for the kids, but to those who work there.
At 57 years old, Oak Heights is at its lowest point and is decaying.
Tile floors are torn up. There are constant water leaks. Broken and jagged playground equipment has actually sent kids to the emergency room for stitches. A tree that towers over the playground keeps dropping large branches, so the kids can't even sit in its shade. The bathrooms constantly smell due to plumbing issues.
Now, with the turn of a shovel at a groundbreaking ceremony led by the students, plans are moving forward to bulldoze the building.
In two years, students will return to a beautiful new campus made possible by a small army of parents who urged voters to approve $700 million in bonds and levies to replace Oak Heights and four other suffering schools.
READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/education/kids-break-ground-new-elementary-school-edmonds/281-f0c3cd1b-cac0-44d6-9118-81cde348b320