Guest guest Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 > http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/sick_school.html > > Sick School Syndrome When a school is deemed sick, it means that the people inside experience health problems that have no other obvious cause and that these symptoms or problems disappear or improve when they leave the building. ... > > > Reviewed by: Steve Dowshen, MD > Date reviewed: May 2001 Sick teachers and students can't work and learn - in fact, they may end up with permanent disabilities that prevent normal functioning. I am a teacher who has been diagnosed with several serious disorders due to exposure (at school) to molds and mycotoxins (emitted by molds) in a dirty HVAC system that the school district had ignored since the building was built over 25 years ago. It is infested with rats, mice, cockroaches and even vast numbers of pigeons, that roost on the roof, right by the HVAC equipment (air intake). Three years in this school and I left in ill health that I will never get rid of. Small airways obstruction and neurological deficits that I did not have before - at all! A co-worker, from the same room, has tremors and my symptoms, too. Nearly fifty workers were ill and countless students were showing symptoms of asthma and ADHD - beyond what the norm should be. The school district denies there is a problem. Why? Money. It is too expensive to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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