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Suspected gas leak forces kids from Cambridge school

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Parents of students at Clemens Mill Public School in Cambridge had to pick up their kids early Wednesday following a possible underground gas leak.

The notice went out at around 1 p.m. for parents to collect their children as soon as possible at the school on Saginaw Parkway.

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“All students and staff are safe. Students in some classrooms are moving to rooms on the other side of the school and the playground as a precaution,” the Waterloo Region District School Board said in a statement.

Officials said they were working with Union Gas to monitor gas levels to ensure that the school remains safe.

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If the situation worsens, the school board said students will be evacuated to St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School.

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After-school care at Clemens Mill and the school council meeting were both cancelled.

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