Parents meet on mold question (Michigan)

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Parents meet on mold question

All tests are negative, school says

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By Taryn Asher

Mount — (05/12/05)-- An accusatory flier is sparking worry

among parents and controversy at Mount consolidated schools.

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A parent who claims there was black mold growing at Central

Elementary called a meeting at a local park Wednesday night.

Not only did about a dozen concerned parents show up, but so did the

district superintendent, who wanted to stop the rumors before they

got any worse.

Goodman showed up at the meeting at Kids Kingdom Park

because, she says, her fourth-grade son has been sick and on a

number of medications since the day he started at Central

Elementary. " (I) Want to go to the allergist and make sure it's

true, because I do have three children there and he's been so sick

lately, " she said.

Several parents saw the same flier alleging black mold has been

growing in Central Elementary since the school suffered some water

damage about four years ago.

" My kids have never been sick. I don't think there's a problem but

I'm not an expert, " said Cromwell.

" A lot of rumors-a lot of talk get to the bottom line. If it's been

taken care of, they need to put the paperwork out where we can see, "

said parent Jim Vance.

That's just what Superintendent Hage did. " Assure parents that

it's a safe and clean environment. If I could nip this in the bud

showing the most accurate and current info, I wanted to do that, "

she said.

She brought test results from Nova Environmental, a group from Ann

Arbor that has been called in to test the air quality in Central

every three months since the school experienced the flooding. Tests

in February came back negative. Nova determined any airborne mold

and bacteria were not a health threat.

Hage said she was happy to sit down with parents to show that there

is nothing to hide.

The author of the flier never showed up but the superintendent says

they know who she is and plan to have a meeting with her next week

to set the record straight.

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