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Article: School system flunks repair: Baltimore County audit reveals pressing maintenance issues.
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- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- March 19, 2007
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Byline: Gina Davis
Mar. 19--As she walks the hallways of Mars Estates Elementary, Principal Linda M. Chapin says she knows about the rusty bathroom stalls, the cracks that crisscross the terrazzo flooring, the missing wall tiles here and there. She also knows all too well that while her office might be baking at 80 degrees, other rooms are quite chilly. But she also sees the sparkling new windows and blinds installed last year that send sunlight streaming into classrooms, the cafeteria and gymnasium of the 57-year-old school. "Some of the old windows, you couldn't see through them," says Chapin, who has been principal at the Essex school for three years. "But ...