Welcome to Your Child's... Closet?
At Monday's Westport Board of Education meeting, a parent asked the BOE and Mr. Landon if student's are continuing to be taught in non-ventilated spaces at King's Highway School as was noted in the 2002 LMG study.
The 2002 study specifically mentioned storage room 151 being used as a "small classroom with NO ventilation". The study also notes storage room 229 being used as a "small tutorial room with exhaust connected to toilet exhaust", and storage room 234 being used as an "interior office with NO ventilation".
The parent noted that at least one such space was used last year at KHS.
The parent reminded the BOE that the code requires windows for ventilation and if windows don't exist then multiple vents that would allow for proper air flow. In the absence of windows or proper ventilation, the space cannot be considered a classroom but must be considered a closet or storage space.
BOE Chairman Mary Parmalee appeared interested in understanding whether this situation of students being taught in closets or storage spaces exists across Westport's elementary schools. Mr. Landon could not answer whether or not and how many of these violations exist in the schools.
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At CES there is a room that was used for ESOL in the third/fourth grade wing...it was the entry room to the faculty bathroom in that wing and helf a copying maching as well. Don't know if they still use it.
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