Elementary, junior high schools reopen as quake recovery continues

All elementary and junior high schools in the central Japan areas hit hardest by a powerful quake three weeks ago were back operating on Monday, in a sign some aspects of life in the badly damaged area are returning to normal.In Ishikawa Prefecture, the final two schools in the city of Suzu and all nine schools in the town of Noto resumed classes, meaning students are back at all 20 elementary and junior high schools that were closed in the municipalities in the wake of the temblor.Roughly 140 junior high school students from the areas on Sunday left their families to travel more than 100 k…READ FULL ARTICLE