by Melanie DaSilva, WPRI TV-12 News (Providence, RI)

A classroom at Jorge Alvarez High School has been temporarily closed due to high levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) being detected in the air.

The school was built on the site of a former silver factory, and specific locations in the building are tested each month.

In an email sent to parents on Sunday, Superintendent Javier Montañez and Principal Nathan Biah said TCE was found in classroom 116.

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