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Students, Staff Return To James Rickards Middle School Campus In Oakland Park

Rickards was in the middle of a multi-million dollar renovation when the collapse happened.

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January 18, 2022

Seventh and eighth students, teachers, and staff returned Tuesday to the James S. Rickards Middle School campus.

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The school was evacuated and subsequently shut down on March 5th, 2021 when the roof over the media center collapsed. Due to the pandemic, there were under 200 students and 55 faculty members in the building.

Rickards was in the middle of a multi-million dollar renovation when the collapse happened.

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