Converted Independence school my be making employees sick

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If I had a pay check to bet I say I know what the mysterious illnesses are

from!! Is there a way to contact them. Many times you can respond to the

writer but I don't see one listed.

Sue

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Mar 13, 2008

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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- The Independence School District might be

forced to abandon its administrative offices in a renovated school

building because many people who work there have suffered mysterious

illnesses.

The district spent about $2 million to convert the former school,

where former President Harry S. Truman attended high school. It

closed in 1998 and then was converted to the district's central

office in two phases, ending in 2004.

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Converted Independence school my be making employees sick

Mar 13, 2008

digitalBURG.com - Warrensburg,MO*

http://www.digitalburg.com/artman/publish/article_4375.shtml

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- The Independence School District might be

forced to abandon its administrative offices in a renovated school

building because many people who work there have suffered mysterious

illnesses.

The district spent about $2 million to convert the former school,

where former President Harry S. Truman attended high school. It

closed in 1998 and then was converted to the district's central

office in two phases, ending in 2004.

In the last several months, about a quarter of the office's nearly

60 employees have complained of such problems as respiratory

illness, tingling and numbness.

Some employees have been moved to classrooms and other spaces.

Among those who have been sickened was Superintendent Jim Hinson,

who spent eight days in the hospital last summer. Although doctors

treated him for Lyme disease, Hinson said they now suspect his

illness was related to problems with the building.

" We really don't know what we are dealing with, " said Hinson.

District officials think they may be dealing with " sick building

syndrome, " in which people have health problems in a specific

building, but no exact cause can be found. Illnesses in " sick

buildings " have been linked to mold, inadequate ventilation,

chemicals and carpet.

Randall Maley, an environmental public health specialist with the

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, toured the

building Wednesday but found no obvious cause for the illnesses.

A senior center run by the Independence Parks and Recreation

Department operates in what was the school's cafeteria and gym. No

staff or customers of the senior center have reported any health

problems, department spokeswoman Ty Murrell said.

The two offices have separate ventilation systems, she said.

The district has hired an environmental inspector and had Children's

Mercy Hospital conduct air-quality tests. Hinson said he thinks the

district's insurance company will also send an inspector.

Hinson said he hopes to have test results back by sometime next week

so the district can make a decision on how to proceed.

It's a " real possibility " that the district will have to vacate the

building, he said, adding that it would have to lease space because

it can't afford to build something new.

[Guest guest]

oh my god, lord help me to keep my sanity.

no clue? please. maybe they should check for biral worts on peoples

necks, heard thats going around in that area. lol's

thinking theres a rcpert toxic mold lawyer in that area that love to

be in the paper, maybe he could give them his expert advoce. lol's

NOT.

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2c@...>

wrote:

>

> Converted Independence school my be making employees sick

> Mar 13, 2008

> digitalBURG.com - Warrensburg,MO*

>

> http://www.digitalburg.com/artman/publish/article_4375.shtml

>

> INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- The Independence School District might be

> forced to abandon its administrative offices in a renovated school

> building because many people who work there have suffered

mysterious

> illnesses.

>

> The district spent about $2 million to convert the former school,

> where former President Harry S. Truman attended high school. It

> closed in 1998 and then was converted to the district's central

> office in two phases, ending in 2004.

>

> In the last several months, about a quarter of the office's nearly

> 60 employees have complained of such problems as respiratory

> illness, tingling and numbness.

>

> Some employees have been moved to classrooms and other spaces.

>

> Among those who have been sickened was Superintendent Jim Hinson,

> who spent eight days in the hospital last summer. Although doctors

> treated him for Lyme disease, Hinson said they now suspect his

> illness was related to problems with the building.

>

> " We really don't know what we are dealing with, " said Hinson.

>

> District officials think they may be dealing with " sick building

> syndrome, " in which people have health problems in a specific

> building, but no exact cause can be found. Illnesses in " sick

> buildings " have been linked to mold, inadequate ventilation,

> chemicals and carpet.

>

> Randall Maley, an environmental public health specialist with the

> Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, toured the

> building Wednesday but found no obvious cause for the illnesses.

>

> A senior center run by the Independence Parks and Recreation

> Department operates in what was the school's cafeteria and gym. No

> staff or customers of the senior center have reported any health

> problems, department spokeswoman Ty Murrell said.

>

> The two offices have separate ventilation systems, she said.

>

> The district has hired an environmental inspector and had

Children's

> Mercy Hospital conduct air-quality tests. Hinson said he thinks the

> district's insurance company will also send an inspector.

>

> Hinson said he hopes to have test results back by sometime next

week

> so the district can make a decision on how to proceed.

>

> It's a " real possibility " that the district will have to vacate the

> building, he said, adding that it would have to lease space because

> it can't afford to build something new.

>

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here's the KC STAR article

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/528842.html

In , ssr3351@... wrote:

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>

> If I had a pay check to bet I say I know what the mysterious

illnesses are

> from!! Is there a way to contact them. Many times you can respond

to the

> writer but I don't see one listed.

>

> Sue

>

>

>

>

> Converted Independence school my be making employees sick

> Mar 13, 2008

> digitalBURG.digitalBURG.<WBR>cdig

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> _http://www.digitalbhttp://www.digihttp://www.digithttp://www_

> (http://www.digitalburg.com/artman/publish/article_4375.shtml)

>

> INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- The Independence School District might

be

> forced to abandon its administrative offices in a renovated school

> building because many people who work there have suffered

mysterious

> illnesses.

>

> The district spent about $2 million to convert the former school,

> where former President Harry S. Truman attended high school. It

> closed in 1998 and then was converted to the district's central

> office in two phases, ending in 2004.

>

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> here's the KC STAR article

> http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/528842.html

>

> In , ssr3351@ wrote:

> >

> >

> > If I had a pay check to bet I say I know what the mysterious

> illnesses are

> > from!! Is there a way to contact them. Many times you can

respond

> to the

> > writer but I don't see one listed.

> >

> > Sue

> >

> >

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> >

> > Converted Independence school my be making employees sick

> > Mar 13, 2008

> > digitalBURG.digitalBURG.<WBR>cdig

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> > _http://www.digitalbhttp://www.digihttp://www.digithttp://www_

> > (http://www.digitalburg.com/artman/publish/article_4375.shtml)

> >

> > INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- The Independence School District might

> be

> > forced to abandon its administrative offices in a renovated

school

> > building because many people who work there have suffered

> mysterious

> > illnesses.

> >

> > The district spent about $2 million to convert the former

school,

> > where former President Harry S. Truman attended high school. It

> > closed in 1998 and then was converted to the district's central

> > office in two phases, ending in 2004.

> >

> >

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please. thanks

here's the KC STAR article

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/528842.html

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> > > INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- The Independence School District

might

> > be

> > > forced to abandon its administrative offices in a renovated

> school

> > > building because many people who work there have suffered

> > mysterious

> > > illnesses.

> > >

> > > The district spent about $2 million to convert the former

> school,

> > > where former President Harry S. Truman attended high school.

It

> > > closed in 1998 and then was converted to the district's

central

> > > office in two phases, ending in 2004.

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[Guest guest]

I'm down here in the South watching these old textile mills being

gutted and converted into condos. And saying to myself " no way have

they killed or gotten rid of the mold " . You can rebuild the inside

but the exterior walls and floors can still be contaminated if they

were to begin with.

[Guest guest]

yep, I've been thinking about these old brick buildings and how the

tuckpointing between the bricks on my house was crumbled and mold

infesred behind the new tuckpointing that was about a half inch thick.

theres no way a person is going to get a place mold free when it's

throughout the tuckpointing and maybe even in the brick when it's

porus.some were built several layers thick. it would just keep coming

back.

>

> I'm down here in the South watching these old textile mills being

> gutted and converted into condos. And saying to myself " no way have

> they killed or gotten rid of the mold " . You can rebuild the inside

> but the exterior walls and floors can still be contaminated if they

> were to begin with.

>

[Guest guest]

I suppose the bricks could be jet washed with an antifungal chemical.

Although I don't know how deep the chemical would be absorbed into the

brick. It's still chancy.

[Guest guest]

there was a hudge old brick builing here that just callapsed one day.

makes you wonder.

>

> I suppose the bricks could be jet washed with an antifungal chemical.

> Although I don't know how deep the chemical would be absorbed into the

> brick. It's still chancy.

>