Why Was This Kept Quiet?
Attached are images of a Sept 2006 report detailing unacceptable levels of mold at King's Highway Elementary School. This report was not shared with parents until May 2007 and we can find no evidence if and when it was shared with teachers at the school. It calls for specific actions to be taken to safeguard our school. We are concerned that these actions were either not taken or not taken in a timely manner.
As an example, we know that desks and furniture was move from the mold infected area of King's Highway school to Room 28 (second grade class) in August of 2006. On page 4, the report calls for cleaning of such items with an EPA registered disinfectant.
The questions raised include:
1. Why were parents and teacher of Room 28 not notified that material that called for cleaning had been placed in their classroom?
2. Who did the cleaning?
3. What procedures did they follow?
4. Was this material cleaned with an EPA registered disinfectant?
5. If so, which one?
As a second example, page 4 of the Sept 2006 report calls for the "remediation area [i.e. the pod] should be segregated with poly sheeting and placed under negative pressure". As of July 2007 [see pod photos], the two exterior doors to this area are not sealed, there is open access at the base, and there is no visible negative pressure system in place. The interior hallway access to the pod from the Kindergarten area of King's Highway was not sealed. Some time in March of 2007 the interior access was boarded up with sheetrock.
The questions raised include:
1. Why was no negative pressure system put in place?
2. Why was the remediation area not poly sheeted?
3. Why did the administration wait from Sept 2006 to March 2007 to restrict access from the Kindergarten area of the school to the pod?
4. When and how were teachers informed to not enter this area of the school?
5. What, if any classroom material was stored in this area between the report being issued and interior access being closed off?
Please read this report and ask your own questions.
The questions raised include:
1. Why were parents and teacher of Room 28 not notified that material that called for cleaning had been placed in their classroom?
2. Who did the cleaning?
3. What procedures did they follow?
4. Was this material cleaned with an EPA registered disinfectant?
5. If so, which one?
As a second example, page 4 of the Sept 2006 report calls for the "remediation area [i.e. the pod] should be segregated with poly sheeting and placed under negative pressure". As of July 2007 [see pod photos], the two exterior doors to this area are not sealed, there is open access at the base, and there is no visible negative pressure system in place. The interior hallway access to the pod from the Kindergarten area of King's Highway was not sealed. Some time in March of 2007 the interior access was boarded up with sheetrock.
The questions raised include:
1. Why was no negative pressure system put in place?
2. Why was the remediation area not poly sheeted?
3. Why did the administration wait from Sept 2006 to March 2007 to restrict access from the Kindergarten area of the school to the pod?
4. When and how were teachers informed to not enter this area of the school?
5. What, if any classroom material was stored in this area between the report being issued and interior access being closed off?
Please read this report and ask your own questions.
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