Ark. school condemned after storm; more disaster areas declared

Thursday, April 16th, 2009 Auto Catastrophe Property

Up to 465 students in Mena, Ark., will have to attend classes elsewhere after a tornado on April 9 damaged the Mena Middle School so severely that the building will have to be condemned. Officials say that as many as 300 seventh and eighth graders will attend classes at an old middle school in Hatfield, about 12 miles from Mena. About 165 sixth graders will go to classes at Dallas Avenue Baptist Church in Mena. Officials say classes are expected to resume this week.

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http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2009/04/15/99657.htm

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