Board to sue over contamination that closed Vermont school

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The school board in Vermont’s largest city says it’s going to sue the manufacturer of chemicals that forced the closure of Burlington High School. Officials with Burlington School District on Thursday announced plans to sue Monsanto after PCBs were found in the building and soil during renovations. In a statement, Bayer, which now owns Monsanto, says Monsanto “voluntarily stopped producing PCBs 45 years ago and its conduct has been appropriate at all times.” School officials are planning to demolish the existing building and build a new school in the same area. Burlington voters are being asked next month to approve a $165 million bond issue for the project. Students have been attending classes at a former Macy’s department store.