Standing water in the underground heating chase???

[Guest guest]

At my children's school mold was found in the air of the office as

well as odor. Although the mold was said by the industrial

hygienist to pose no danger to the staff and students a professional

environmental cleaning company per recommendations from the

environmental company cleaned the office. The results were that " the

testing showed the concentration of the previously identified mold to

be gone. " Does that mean when they say gone that there is still mold

but not at the previous concentration? I know that might be an

embarrassingly obvious question (o; So -sorry in advance.

The industrial hygienist did a visual check of the rest of the school

and did tests on viable mold growth areas (standing water or leaks I

imagine). No evidence of mold was identified and no more testing

recommended.

Regardless after consulting with several experts, whom recommended

making changes to the heating chase to prevent the incident from

occuring in the future, the school decided to make the changes to the

chase.

So my question is does this sound like the proper treatment of a mold

issue as I am unfamiliar with an underground heating chase? I find

it odd as well to test for leaks and find no mold in the entire

school. Wow -we might be the cleanest school in the world (o:

Thanks in advance for any information or guidance,

Mia

I am sending one child to public school next year as the school can

better accomodate learning dissabilities and wondering if I should go

ahead and send my daughter too as she experiences headaches. This

mold issue occured in November of 2004 and I wonder if I had taken it

as seriously as I should have with the increase in neurological

issues since.

[Guest guest]

Remember that no visible mold doesn't mean there isn't mold in the

building. Mold growth can be IN walls, UNDER floor tiles, UNDER

ceiling tiles. I was a teacher in a sick school and am now disabled

from the exposures there. If your child is experiencing symptoms at

school and not at home, something is probably going on there, no

matter what the paperwork states. My OSHA inspector said he wasn't

allowed to take samples in the wall etc. because it is considered

destroying property.

Always a way to avoid accountability in my opinion! Listen to your

child and the symptoms they are having.A good resource for you is

schoolmoldhelp.org. They can answer a lot of your questions and assist

you as you make a good choice for you children's educational future.

[Guest guest]

>

My OSHA inspector said he wasn't

> allowed to take samples in the wall etc. because it is considered

> destroying property.

> Always a way to avoid accountability in my opinion! Listen to your

> child and the symptoms they are having.

>

Yes -- that is always in the back of your head that you need to read

between the lines on any issues regarding mold in a building as

finances and future of the building are at stake.

Another thing about our situation was that a company offered to come to

the school and sample and test free of charge. Ofcourse I understand

why the school refused. Any establishment would rather clean quietly

on their own terms.

The staff were complaining of illness back then although I have no

details. Another clue is peeling paint in the cafeteria that perhaps

the school may not have the funds for proper clean up.

The public school has the funds and will be rebuilding which is also

attractive. It is tough as my daughter is very happy in this school

and one of my goals was to keep my kids in the same school until

college.

If I only had that answer!!! - because then it is a no brainer.

My instinct is to try the public school as she can always go back to

the private.

Thank You