Jersey City schools chief: Mold is harmless

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Jersey City schools chief: Mold is harmless

NJ Blog - New Jersey*

by Fink

Thursday, September 20, 2007

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ls_chief_mold.html

The Jersey City school district released a statement tonight saying

tests done on the mold that shut down School 15 last week found " no

hazard. "

" The results from the five indoor ambient air samples tested by

Pennoni Associates, Inc. show that the levels of mold are quite low

and do not pose a hazard, " Schools Superintendent Epps said

in a written statement. " We closed the school as a precaution, out

of concern for students and staff, and we have since learned that it

wasn't necessary. "

Epps said the district has decided to keep the school closed until

after he meets with parents on Oct. 1.

School officials said five indoor and one outdoor air samples were

taken -- two from the gymnasium, three from the east, northwest and

southwest hallways and one outdoors from the south of the building.

Pennoni Associates described the indoor results as " insignificant, "

according to Epps.

Since Friday, the elementary school's staff and 600 students have

been reassigned to three other locations.

School officials said the gym floor flooded in the spring when

vandals broke the " flush-o-meter " on a toilet. The floor never

completely dried out due a layer of plywood that was placed on top

of the buckled wood and a plastic sheathing that encases the gym's

concrete subfloor.

See more in Education, Jersey City COMMENTS (3)Post a commentPosted

by ragazza4878 on 09/20/07 at 6:20PM

WHAT???????!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why don't I believe any of this??????????

And whatever happened to the Ferris situation? My friends there tell

me that mold is merely being painted over. Is this how

that " pioneer " Epps got his title? I am appalled!

a commentPosted by greenvilllsp on 09/20/07 at 8:11PM

don't sweat it....mold will bleed through that paint in no time.

a commentPosted by baligirl on 09/20/07 at 11:04PM

Insignificant to one person may be significant to another. The

surprise is that they admitted there was any mold at all.

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MAKES ME WANT RO SCREAM!!!!!! All these schools say the same thing! They

must have a printed handout to give to every school in the U.S. and the worst

thing is that the parents and teachers all believe them!!! The nightmare

continues and the poor kids that depend on adults to take care of them are

getting sick.

Sue

Jersey City schools chief: Mold is harmless

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The Jersey City school district released a statement tonight saying

tests done on the mold that shut down School 15 last week found " no

hazard. "

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The administrators are afraid their salaries would be cut if they

spend money on maintenance.

It has to come from somewhere.

Some of those school administrators make OBSCENE amounts of money..

like six figure salaries.. sometimes over $200k even

More than full professors at many colleges and they usually just need an MA..