The Center for School Mold Help

The State of WI has heard testimony on a bill that could lead the way for healthier schools in our nation. On July 9th, the WI Senate Committee on Education heard testimony on Senate Bill 41, relating to indoor environmental quality in public and private schools. Watch and listen, using the links provided below, with speeches from several concerned community members, including Jeanne Black, of Darlington, WI, a devoted mother and mold-activist, whose daughter has suffered permanent, very serious disabilities due to unhealthy indoor air quality in Darlington schools. Our commendations to Mrs. Black for caring about the health of this nation's children! (SMH)

"Thomas Brennan, who is a certified mold remediation technician and owner of Thomas Carpet Cleaning and Restoration Service, is glad the school system and contractor are addressing the problem now rather than later, but he questions the methods used.

While he agreed all the affected wallboard should be removed, he said measures should have been taken to prevent cross-contamination of mold spores in other parts of the building.

According to American National Standard Institute guidelines for mold remediation, Brennan said the area should have been sealed with plastic, "air scrubbers" would have filtered out any airborne spores and workers would wear protective clothing." (Thomas Brennan, The Leaf-Chronicle)