Monday meeting addresses mold issues at PVHS

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Monday meeting addresses mold issues at PVHS

January 25, 2002

The Nye County School District will hold an informational meeting Monday for

parents and other local residents with concerns and questions about the mold

contamination at Pahrump Valley High School.

The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the multipurpose building at

Manse Elementary School. The school is located at the corner of Road

and West Street.

In addition to district officials, Nye County Health Officer Maureen Budahl

will be on hand to provide detailed information about the mold and the

health risks associated with it. Budahl has developed a working knowledge of

mold issues as a result of her involvement in the ongoing cleanup effort of

mold contamination at the county complex in Pahrump.

Kay , director of student services for the district, arranged Monday's

meeting. She said Tom McManus, president of Environmental Health Services,

Inc., may also be on hand to explain the situation. It was Las Vegas-based

EHS that discovered the presence of toxic mold at the high school during

sampling last week.

Additional information about the specific type of mold found, Stachybotrys

chartarum, and about mold in general is available on line from the national

Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. The information can be referenced

free of charge at www.cdc.gov/nceh/asthma_old/factsheets/molds/default.htm.

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