The Winston-Salem Journal reports that the $36 million building is being constructed on land that was once the site of a Thomasville Furniture factory and includes soil contaminated from decades of manufacturing.
The property was submitted into the Brownfields program, a federal program that works with developers to reuse sites contaminated with environmental toxins.
Brunson is scheduled to be the first public school in the state to be built on a brownfield.
The district purchased the property in 2021. The location was chosen after an extensive search. One option was replacing the school at its existing site, but because it sits on a floodplain, it was deemed to be the most expensive of the options.
The new Brunson is scheduled to open for the 2026-27 school year.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education forAmerican School & Universitysince 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
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