Gifford School
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The Gifford School is a special education school located on Route 20, in Weston, Massachusetts. In total, It has around 100 students. The school takes students ages 6 and up, and is separated into a Lower School (Elementary School), a Middle School, and a High School departments, each with their own Principal, Guidance Counselor, and Head Teacher.
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[edit] Campus
The Gifford School's campus consists of an Administration building, a High School building, a Middle School building, The Fenn Center, the Lower School building, a Woodshop building and a boathouse. The Fenn Center consists of the Science Room, Computer Lab, Gymnasium with a Stage, Nurses Office, and Game Room. The Gymnasium is also used as an Auditorium and Lunch Room.
[edit] Fire
On Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 6:04am, The Fenn Center was involved in a 4-Alarm fire and was severely damaged. The fire was accidentally caused by flammable materials left near a stove. Backup was called in from the surrounding towns of Lexington, Waltham, Natick, Newton, Sudbury, and Wellesley. The fire caused Route 20 and the on-ramp to Route 128 to be closed during the morning commute.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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- ^ "Fire ruled accidental; Weston school plans to rebuild". MetroWest Daily News. http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x664190391/4-alarm-blaze-hits-Weston-private-school. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ "Fire Destroys Gifford School In Weston". WBZ-TV. http://wbztv.com/local/weston.fire.the.2.1387251.html. Retrieved 23 December 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "4-Alarm Fire Rips Through Local School". WCVB-TV. http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/22043055/detail.html. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ "Fire breaks out at school in Weston". WHDH-TV. http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO132298/. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ "Flames rip through Gifford School in Weston". Fox 25 Boston. http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/local/flames-rip-through-gifford-school-in-weston. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ Ellement, John R. (23 December 2009). "Four-alarm fire burns at Weston school". Boston.com. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/12/fire_at_gifford.html. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
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Coordinates: 42°22′02.83″N 71°16′39.42″W / 42.3674528°N 71.2776167°W
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