Mold sends alternative school to Starkville armory

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Mold sends alternative school to Starkville armory

Associated Press

Biloxi Sun Herald - Biloxi,MS

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/16490502.htm

STARKVILLE, Miss. - The Quad Alternative Center, which serves four

north Mississippi school districts, will meet beginning Monday in a

National Guard armory in Starkville after another location was

closed because of mold.

The alternative school, for students with behavioral problems,

serves the Starkville and Oktibbeha, Noxubee and Lowndes counties

school systems. It is operated by the Starkville School District.

" The National Guard Armory in Starkville is a regional training

facility, and it is divided into individual classrooms which is

conducive to an educational environment, " said Starkville schools

Superintendent Phil Burchfield.

Burchfield said teachers began setting up classrooms on Thursday.

On average, about 70 students attend alternative school classes

every day.

Mold was discovered this past week in a building the school system

leased for the Quad Alternative Center. Tests revealed levels of

mold spores that could be potentially harmful if not reduced or

eliminated, said Burchfield.

Burchfield said the school district is looking for a new location

for the alternative school.

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