Robert Terte, a board spokesman, also sounded confident after doing some research.

No significant findings were reported by a board spokesman here.

Frank Sobrino, a board spokesman, defended the project as worthwhile.

It will serve one of the most overcrowded school districts in the city, said Bob Terte, a board spokesman.

A board spokesman said that there had been no injuries reported yet but that officials did not want to wait for someone to get hurt.

A board spokesman said the families of those women had been reimbursed for burial expenses.

But a board spokesman said Mr. Clark had not done so fully.

A board spokesman said: "This case was drawn to our attention and we conducted a thorough investigation which found no evidence of malpractice."

A board spokesman says students who assault teachers are arrested by the police, suspended or transferred - either to specialized programs or to other schools.

"We were thinking we might need this place for a day or two at some point," said Guy Taylor, a board spokesman.