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Midway into the school year, Crete-Monee school district’s new 5th- and 6th-grade center is critically overcrowded, according to school officials.
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John Rodgers, principal of the Crete-Monee Intermediate Center, told school board members this week that portions of the facility have been subdivided to accommodate the 750 pupils.
“We’ve got kids moving around the building that don’t even have a permanent place to be,” Rodgers told the board.
In an attempt to provide additional class space for Crete-Monee Intermediate School pupils, district officials are exploring buying or leasing several modular structures to house the pupils.