? The state Department of Environmental Protection conducted further tests on contaminated soil at a Paramus middle school Friday.

Paramus Mayor James Tedesco said the latest round of soil testing found two pesticides are still present in the yard at West Brook Middle School. However, he said 112 surface samples taken inside the building all came back negative for pesticides.

Earlier tests conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency revealed the level of contaminants in the soil at the school was 10 times higher than federal regulations allow.

Tedesco said the town and the DEP are working on a plan to remove the contaminated soil.

The school has been closed, forcing students to attend classes at Bergen Community College. Tedesco said the school will remain closed for the remainder of the semester. No one will be allowed in the building to retrieve personal possessions.

?We have a plan to reopen [the building] in September,? Tedesco said. ?However, the school will not reopen until the DEP and local health officials decide that the environment inside and outside the school is safe.?

Students will finish out the school year at Bergen Community College.

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