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Dartmouth school reopens after asbestos testing

A Dartmouth, N.S., school that was temporarily closed because of suspected high levels of asbestos has reopened.

Bicentennial School closed Thursday after toxic material was believed to have been discovered

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Rows of desks and chairs in an otherwise empty classroom.
All tests for asbestos conducted since Thursday at Bicentennial School in Dartmouth, N.S., have come back clear. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)

Bicentennial School in Dartmouth, N.S., reopened Wednesday morning after being closed for several days due to suspected asbestos.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education previously said "higher than acceptable levels" of asbestos were found in two classrooms under construction. 

On Tuesday, the centre said it received confirmation from the Labour Department and a third-party expert that all tests conducted came back clear.

The school closed Thursday, and its 408 students in pre-primary to Grade 9 remained home until Tuesday.

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