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Playground pinched by portables: Northwood Elementary in Crestview is among the schools cramped by temporary classrooms.

Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL)

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Byline: Rachel Kyler

Sep. 6--CRESTVIEW -- As construction projects are completed to accommodate class size regulations, many Okaloosa County schools are feeling the pinch.

There are 144 portable classrooms throughout the school district.

"If it weren't for the class size amendment we wouldn't have those portables in there," said Bill Smith, the school district's facilities planner.

Some schools are feeling the strain more than others.

Twelve of Northwood Elementary School's 16 portable classrooms have taken up almost half of one of the school's playgrounds.

"They have space for a playground, but it keeps encroaching on…

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