John Bacon, Superintendent of the Barre Town, VT school district released a statement on Monday after the town’s elementary school was determined to be free of asbestos contamination.

“It’s been taken care…and things are safe,” said Superintendent Bacon.

Air quality monitoring and sampling had been underway at the school after concerns were raised about the presence of asbestos in the school. Officials closed the school and halted a summer construction project as a safety precaution.

Questions about possible asbestos contamination arose after a school in Montpelier had been closed by the Vermont Department of Health due to asbestos-related violations. Testing began at the Barre Town school as a precautionary measure. According to Superintendent Bacon, any problems at the school were “easily remedied” and the building has been given a “clean bill of health.”

The Barre Town school will reopen next week in time for the start of the new school year.

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