By a vote of 7 to 1, the Northgate School Board voted Monday to rescind the two-week closing of the district's buildings to all student activities for two weeks in the summer.

Board member David Natale said that although the two-week period orginally was scheduled as a time when families could take vacations knowing there would be no practices or other activities, other students were hurt by the inability to access school buildings during the period.

Board member Timothy Makatura cast the lone dissenting vote. Board member Anthony Barbarino was absent from the meeting.