Mold at Andover Crooked Lake doesn't cause lung infections, institute reports

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Mold at Andover Crooked Lake doesn't cause lung infections, institute

reports

( Minneapolis Star Tribune ) ; 10-29-1997

The mold contamination that forced the closing of Crooked Lake

Elementary School in Andover is not a source of lung infections,

according to a report released this week.

An investigation discovered mold in the roof deck of 75 percent

of the building. The types of mold could be highly allergenic,

according to the Institute for Environmental Assessment, hired by

the Anoka-Hennepin School District to check the school.

Discovery of the mold forced the school to close Oct. 13. Its

700 children have resumed classes at temporary locations. A

reopening date for the school has not been set. An information

meeting for parents is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday in the cafeteria

at Coon Rapids High School, 2340 Northdale Blvd.

Meanwhile, mold problems have forced Lakeville school officials

to close four portable classrooms at McGuire Junior High. Nearly 300

students who used the classrooms have squeezed into the main

building for two weeks. Principal Jill said carpeting was

being reinstalled this week, and teachers will use the workshop day

scheduled for Friday " to reestablish themselves in their

classrooms. "