Bathroom bill would set back Valley Middle School construction, cost at least $135,000

Bathroom bill would set back Valley Middle School construction, cost at least $135,000

GRAND FORKS – A bill implementing new restrictions on student bathroom use at North Dakota public schools could set back construction on the new Valley Middle School at least a month, according to a school official. Jonathan Ellwein, Grand Forks Public Schools’ building and grounds director, said the bill’s ban on shared sinks will require the district to backtrack on completed work and revise its plans for the building’s other bathrooms. “The l…