Maybe that should be the theme of the new school going up on the grounds of the former Y and before that a former graveyard. From the Montclair Times...
Human bone fragments. Portions of disintegrated coffins.Those were some of the items found during an archeological dig of a site where the Montclair School District intends to erect a new $35 million elementary school.
It is believed that the pieces of bone are from the old cemetery, which was once owned by the First Methodist Church. The church had used the land during the late 1800s and early 1900s, before selling it to the YMCA in the 1920s.
After the property was sold, the human remains were relocated to Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
“What they think happened was that the whole body wasn’t removed,†Business Administrator Dana Sullivan told The Times.
The district is now waiting to hear from its lawyers regarding the next step it must take for proper disposal of the human remains, which were described by Sullivan as bone fragments.
Despite the findings, the state Department of Environmental Protection has granted the district approval to move forward with its intention to raze the Washington Street Y, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Nursing Home, and the Mother Seton Residence.
Think of the teachable moments. Kids can study decomposition, take electives in geneology, do DNA analysis, you name it. At the very least, the school should definitely throw the best Halloween party. Hopefully before the first kindergarten class takes their seats, talk of bones and coffins will have died down.
What's the matter with these people? Didn't they see the movie Poltergeist? Run while you still have the chance!!!