Cardozo Is Closed Again ; Third Mercury Incident in 12 Days Hits School

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Today's classes have been canceled at Cardozo High School after officials found traces of mercury in the building - the third such incident in 12 days.

The chemical was found a day after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certified the building, at 1300 Clifton Place NW, safe to reopen after the previous incident. Two separate spills on Feb. 23 and Wednesday closed the Northwest school for nine days.

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Cardozo Is Closed Again ; Third Mercury Incident in 12 Days Hits School

Alan Etter, spokesman for the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, said the discovery of more mercury yesterday means the D.C. Health Department and the EPA will again ta...

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