Signs Of Black Mold In West Valley Elementary School Calls For Meeting

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Signs Of Black Mold In West Valley Elementary School Calls For

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KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT*

Last Update: 4/10

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An elementary school in West Valley City is reported to having black

mold in the building. OSHA has cited the school for mold before, now

parents and some teachers want the school demolished.

Orchard Elementary school was first cited by OSHA over a year ago.

Signs of mold still existing in the building have many locals angry.

" I do not want developing minds and teachers who are here 40 to 50

hours a week in a sick environment, " said Read, a school

employee.

Since the OSHA citing, the school has spent tens of thousands of

dollars trying to fix the problem.

The school has replaced carpets, revamped all crawlspaces, dug

trenches around the building and installed a new drainage system.

But parents and some teachers say enough is not being done and that

demolishing the whole building is the only solution.

" Sometimes you have to do what you don't want to do and in my

opinion, they need to tear down the building, " says Luann Witt, a

West Valley City mother.

Tesch, Principal of Orchard Elementary says the mold has

been tested three times in the last year and the results confirmed

that the mold is not dangerous.

" I have my teachers here, they have their children and I would never

have a child in a building I wouldn't have my own children in, " said

Tesch.

An open-discussion meeting regarding the mold and the future of the

building is set for Thursday evening.