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Parents and teachers are very upset with a school that has a history of mold, a sick staff and student body that experience severe headaches, tumors and respiratory illnesses, with a building that has continuing moisture problems, an ancient and dangerous HVAC, ineffective remediation and no funding from the state to fix it. We doubt it is even possible, and not worth trying. The building was built in the 70's, when energy-saving enthusiasm yielded with defective, experimental designs. Those buildings are being torn down all over the country, when possible, as they are making people sick, especially as they age and leak.
We suggest that the district take things into their own hands, acting responsibly, with immediate removal of all the students to a safe location, providing an ongoing healthy school setting (elsewhere), razing the sick school building, and building a state-of-the-art healthy and high performing school. These students and school staff deserve no less. (SMH)
March 27, 2008 - 3:01PM
State board to review Corona del Sol mold case
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/112320
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Andrea Natekar, Tribune
The Arizona School Facilities Board has announced it will review a court decision that denied funding to Tempe’s Corona del Sol High School to fix its aging ventilation system.
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Tempe Union High School District spokeswoman Linda Littell said she was notified that the board will review the case at its next meeting 10 a.m. April 3 in Prescott. The meeting will be at the Prescott Unified School District offices, 146 Granite St.
Last month, an administrative law judge upheld the state board’s decision to deny $17 million in emergency state funds to fix the school’s 30-year-old ventilation system, which health reports have shown is causing elevated carbon dioxide levels, stale air and an environment ripe for mold growth.
Since then, parents and some community members have lobbied state legislators and policy-makers to fix the problem.
The state Attorney General’s office advised that each party will have five minutes to present oral arguments to the state facilities board, and then the board will vote to accept, modify or reject the court’s decision.
The board will not consider evidence or testimony that was not presented at the court hearing, which was held in January.
After the board completes its business for the day, there will be a public comment period.
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nomoreschoolmold wrote:
For the truth about mold in schools, the explanation for why district testing is so often a false negative, and information about mold, mold research, and damp building health symptoms, go to www.schoolmoldhelp.org. This district will likely have to build a new school - and meanwhile, parents will likely have to find another location for their children to attend - unless this district provides one, like responsible districts do. They could rent healthy portables or another building for the students. With the current school complaints, applying the Precautionary Principle would mean not exposing anyone to the building. Parents DO have a choice. If you would like to speak to parents who waited too long in other damp schools with a history of mold, contact me at
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. Meanwhile, visit www.schoolmoldhelp.org.
4/1/2008 5:48:14 PM
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