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The Calhoun school system has continued to clean-up a mold problem in the
new Calhoun Middle/High School. "We have made every effort to clean-up the
problem," said administrator Donnie Pitts, with cleaning done up to the
opening of school this week.
Pitts said this kind of problem has surfaced with heating and air conditioning
systems in several new facilities around the state. "It has to do with
humidity problems," and the ventilation system, creating a situation for mold
to grow.
He said the State Department of Education has provided humidity monitors.
"They have their heating, cooling and ventilation people advise us what to
do," he said.
WSAZ-TV from Charleston-Huntington came to the school Tuesday to look at
the problem, their report indicating the local school system was responsive
to the problem.
Mold grew in a number of rooms in the school building this summer,
particularly around the heating and cooling ducts.
Pitts said the kind of mold is "That which we always find in our buildings and
homes." Ten or more classrooms and areas have been scrubbed and cleaned
prior to the opening of school.
"We are relying on the State Department of Education to tell us what to do,"
said Pitts.
He said the local school system was going to have a meeting with the
school's architect, the Small Business Administration and engineers,
regarding the problem.
"We've made every effort in our power to take care of it, but it could come
back next year if a solution is not found," he concluded.
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