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"I'm sick now from walking through the school last week," said parent Angela Drauhn, one of the attendees. "So there are still a lot of things that's wrong."
Mold scare school to reopen
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007
By KEN THORBOURNE
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
Emptied of students and staff on Sept. 14 due a mold scare, School 15 will be teeming with activity again next Tuesday, officials promised yesterday.
"It's been certified by our environmental consultant as a safe environment, so students can return as soon as possible," said Gerard Crisonino, a spokesman for the district. "The school will be ready and cleaned for the students to return Tuesday."
Superintendent of Schools Charles T. Epps Jr. announced the news to about 100 parents at a meeting Monday night at the Mary McLeod Bethune Center. According to some parents there, the reaction was mixed.
"I'm sick now from walking through the school last week," said parent Angela Drauhn, one of the attendees. "So there are still a lot of things that's wrong."
To deal with the concerns of parents, the district is conducting a tour of the school for them Friday night, Crisonino said.
The gym floor where mold was discovered has been removed and a new floor will be installed in roughly four weeks, he said.
In addition, the district has painted walls where there was chipped paint and cleared a drain pipe that was causing backups outside the Stegman Street building, he said. |
