Tests indicate signs of mold at Knox County elementary school

April 5, 2006

April 4, 2006

Knoxville,TN

KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- Test results from Knox County's

Elementary School indicate it has signs of mold.

6 News reported in March that parents are upset about their kids

getting sick, presumably from the mold.

Nine-year-old Shelby has been sick since she started

kindergarten at Elementary School. Her mother, Angie ,

told 6 News the school is to blame.

" Since day one, since kindergarten, she's been sick with allergies,

asthma, coughs, you name it. She's had it. It's the mold. I have

proof. I have five, six years of proof, " said.

After hearing parents' concerns, the school system had tests run to

determine if mold was a problem.

The tests confirm an air sample taken from one classroom and a

nearby hallway have a higher mold reading than one taken outside the

building.

The tests don't indicate whether the mold is unhealthy or dangerous,

because mold affects everyone differently.

Knox County schools plan on conducting more tests.

Because the school is 68-years-old, parents want a new one to be

built. However, Elementary is not on the list for proposed

improvements in the school board's capital plan, released in March.

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