Student's parents lose mold suit

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Tue, Jul. 16, 2002

Student's parents lose mold suit

CONTRA COSTA TIMES

HAYWARD - A Pleasanton student whose parents sued her school district,

accusing officials of failing to properly clean-up a moldy classroom that

led to the girl's health problems, has lost her legal battle.

After deliberating about a day, an Alameda County jury decided Monday that

the Pleasanton Unified School District should not be held responsible for

Rheannon Maxwell's ailments.

Maxwell sued the district July 13, 1998, contending a mold outbreak at

Walnut Grove Elementary School spawned an unhealthy environment.

The problem began when a faucet in a four-unit section of the school known

as e-pod was left running for 72 hours one weekend in 1997. Water spilled

onto the floor, later developing into mold spores. The section of the school

was built in 1968.