According to recent news the Bethlehem Area School District is seeking funding to demolish the old Northeast Middle School but school board President Loretta Leeson has stated that they do not have any money available at the time for the project. Leeson has further stated that they would need to borrow the money to tear the school down.

Officials of the school district are hoping for the approval to spend nearly $30,000 to bid on asbestos abatement needed before the demolition can take place.

Removal of asbestos containing materials can cause them to become airborne if not removed properly and can lead to exposure to residents nearby. Asbestos exposure is known to cause a range of health problems including but not limited to asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer. Often the result of these diseases is death only a short time following diagnosis.

Northeast Middle School is one of two that are on the same property site and once acted as the main campus for freshmen for nearly three years. Now Liberty High School freshmen have returned to their own campus in order for demolition of Northeast to begin.

The district is supposed to have no more than one school building on the site by the summer of 2011. Demolition of the school is expected to take approximately nine-months following the abatement of asbestos containing materials in the school.

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