Nixon Elementary in Hiawatha

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Parents believe mold may be causing air problems at schools

UPDATED: 10/25/02 8:27 AM

ASSOCIATED PRESS

CEDAR RAPIDS - Parents in the Cedar Rapids school district believe mold has

deteriorated the air quality in some elementary buildings causing breathing

problems for their children.

Sheila Reynolds says the air quality at Nixon Elementary in

Hiawatha--located on the north edge of Cedar Rapids--has worsened her

ten-year-old son's asthma.

Reynolds was one of about 20 parents who attended a briefing yesterday by

the Indoor Air Quality Committee, which has been meeting for more than a

year to address mold and air quality concerns at Nixon.

Dave Dvorak, manager of buildings and grounds for Cedar Rapids schools, says

mold found at the school that had grown over the summer has been neutralized

and mold in ceiling insulation will be removed over the Thanksgiving holiday

break.

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