Re: Re: Parents lash out at school board over mould

[Guest guest]

Good! i was thinking that at the very least, someone should tell them about

cholestyramine..

One strategy that parents could use in situations like this is to buy N95

masks for their children (the - particulate masks are not that

uncomfortable, and work...) to wear in classes as long as the situation

persists. Then the school would in in the position of either allowing it, or

if they ordered the children to take them off, then I think that their

liability would be clearly increased..

This wearing of masks by children in unsafe situations might also attract

news media.. I think it would bring attention to the issue and get it

resolved.

On 11/16/06, tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> wrote:

>

> LiveSimply,

>

> There are many on and off the board that have tried contacting the

> various people that appear in these articles. We either give our

> contact information to the reporter to pass on, are actually able to

> speak with the people, we do at times get email addresses. Sometimes

> they will get back with us very quickly, other times it may take a

> while. But to answer your question, YES, we do.

>

> KC

>

>

> > >

> > > Parents lash out at school board over mould

> > > Paradise Elementary remains closed as crews tackle walls,

> ceilings

> > > Last Updated: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 | 9:54 AM NT

> > >

> > > CBC News Newfoundland & Labrador - St. 's,Newfoundland,Canada

> > >

> > > http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

> <http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

> labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> > > labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-

> meeting.html<http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

>

> labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> > >

> > > Furious and frustrated parents squared off against the

> leadership of

> > > a school board Tuesday night over a mould problem that has

> closed a

> > > school for the second time in two years.

> > >

> > > Paradise Elementary, a school with 600 students, will be closed

> for

> > > at least the rest of the week while crews try to remove mould

> that

> > > parents say is putting their children's health at risk. The

> school

> > > is in the suburban town of Paradise, just outside St. 's.

> > >

> > > Paradise Elementary will remain closed this week while crews

> tackle

> > > mould in walls and ceilings.

> > >

> > > Nearly 300 people crowded into the school's gym Tuesday night to

> > > demand answers from Eastern School District education director

> Darin

> > > King.

> > >

> > > At several points, emotions boiled over as parents expressed

> their

> > > frustrations, with some saying that an earlier mould problem was

> > > never properly addressed.

> > >

> > > " Can you smell the mould? " father Todd O'Neill asked King, who

> > > replied that he was not qualified to answer the question.

> > >

> > > " You got a nose, don't you? " said O'Neill.

> > >

> > > " My child is allergic to mould. What are you people doing — and

> have

> > > been doing in the past — to protect my child? " said parent

>

> > > Arnes.

> > >

> > > Some parents pinched their noses as they toured through the

> school,

> > > where crews have been tearing open walls and have removed ceiling

> > > tiles.

> > >

> > > Crews have also torn out lockers, and are installing a new

> > > ventilation system and windows.

> > >

> > > Before the meeting, parent Kim Pinsent told CBC News that she and

> > > other parents have linked mould to health problems. Her daughter

> has

> > > been having persistent nosebleeds.

> > >

> > > " We were waiting to pick her up and my husband got called down to

> > > the classroom, and when he went down, she was over the sink and

> > > bleeding profusely into the sink, " she said.

> > >

> > > Several teachers who attended the meeting refused to comment to

> CBC

> > > on their working conditions.

> > >

> > > The Eastern School District will decide by Monday whether they

> will

> > > reopen the school, or whether students will have to study

> elsewhere

> > > while remediation continues.

> > >

> > > " We're very confident that the actions we're taking will

> remediate

> > > the situation and solve the problem that's existed there, " King

> said

> > > in an interview before the meeting.

> > >

> > > Meanwhile, parents who later held their own meeting say they are

> > > considering staging a protest at Confederation Building before

> then

> > > to press their concerns to politicians.

> > >

> > > _

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Doesn't it seem that most schools which are closed over the summer particularly

in the humid southern states would have mold problems? Also churches which only

have the heat and ac on the sanctuary for an hour or so each week? Jane Ann

LiveSimply <quackadillian@...> wrote: Good! i was thinking that at the

very least, someone should tell them about

cholestyramine..

One strategy that parents could use in situations like this is to buy N95

masks for their children (the - particulate masks are not that

uncomfortable, and work...) to wear in classes as long as the situation

persists. Then the school would in in the position of either allowing it, or

if they ordered the children to take them off, then I think that their

liability would be clearly increased..

This wearing of masks by children in unsafe situations might also attract

news media.. I think it would bring attention to the issue and get it

resolved.

On 11/16/06, tigerpaw2c wrote:

>

> LiveSimply,

>

> There are many on and off the board that have tried contacting the

> various people that appear in these articles. We either give our

> contact information to the reporter to pass on, are actually able to

> speak with the people, we do at times get email addresses. Sometimes

> they will get back with us very quickly, other times it may take a

> while. But to answer your question, YES, we do.

>

> KC

>

>

> > >

> > > Parents lash out at school board over mould

> > > Paradise Elementary remains closed as crews tackle walls,

> ceilings

> > > Last Updated: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 | 9:54 AM NT

> > >

> > > CBC News Newfoundland & Labrador - St. 's,Newfoundland,Canada

> > >

> > > http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

> > labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> > > labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-

> meeting.html>

> labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> > >

> > > Furious and frustrated parents squared off against the

> leadership of

> > > a school board Tuesday night over a mould problem that has

> closed a

> > > school for the second time in two years.

> > >

> > > Paradise Elementary, a school with 600 students, will be closed

> for

> > > at least the rest of the week while crews try to remove mould

> that

> > > parents say is putting their children's health at risk. The

> school

> > > is in the suburban town of Paradise, just outside St. 's.

> > >

> > > Paradise Elementary will remain closed this week while crews

> tackle

> > > mould in walls and ceilings.

> > >

> > > Nearly 300 people crowded into the school's gym Tuesday night to

> > > demand answers from Eastern School District education director

> Darin

> > > King.

> > >

> > > At several points, emotions boiled over as parents expressed

> their

> > > frustrations, with some saying that an earlier mould problem was

> > > never properly addressed.

> > >

> > > " Can you smell the mould? " father Todd O'Neill asked King, who

> > > replied that he was not qualified to answer the question.

> > >

> > > " You got a nose, don't you? " said O'Neill.

> > >

> > > " My child is allergic to mould. What are you people doing — and

> have

> > > been doing in the past — to protect my child? " said parent

>

> > > Arnes.

> > >

> > > Some parents pinched their noses as they toured through the

> school,

> > > where crews have been tearing open walls and have removed ceiling

> > > tiles.

> > >

> > > Crews have also torn out lockers, and are installing a new

> > > ventilation system and windows.

> > >

> > > Before the meeting, parent Kim Pinsent told CBC News that she and

> > > other parents have linked mould to health problems. Her daughter

> has

> > > been having persistent nosebleeds.

> > >

> > > " We were waiting to pick her up and my husband got called down to

> > > the classroom, and when he went down, she was over the sink and

> > > bleeding profusely into the sink, " she said.

> > >

> > > Several teachers who attended the meeting refused to comment to

> CBC

> > > on their working conditions.

> > >

> > > The Eastern School District will decide by Monday whether they

> will

> > > reopen the school, or whether students will have to study

> elsewhere

> > > while remediation continues.

> > >

> > > " We're very confident that the actions we're taking will

> remediate

> > > the situation and solve the problem that's existed there, " King

> said

> > > in an interview before the meeting.

> > >

> > > Meanwhile, parents who later held their own meeting say they are

> > > considering staging a protest at Confederation Building before

> then

> > > to press their concerns to politicians.

> > >

> > > _

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Also, in my experiences with a few different districts parents are not quick to

jump. The districts we here about are few and far between. One of our

classrooms was closed down as being a bio-hazzard there was so much mold and

other contaminates. I had to fight the fight myself. Parents attitudes were

the district will do whats good for our kids. I thought to myself " yeah, sure

they will. " It took me threatening to get a lawyer to keep the kids out of the

classroom, calling the city, and having it closed down. Then it is was still a

fight. Not one parent backed me, even though many knew what the environment

could do to their kids. It was hard to figure out then, and hasn't gotten any

better. I even had teachers get mad at me forcing the issue each and every year

since (accept this year, they have now seen the difference in their own health).

I was known as the " moldy mom, who is crazy. " But, each and every year it has

gotten better. The principal is very happy to have me and many of the teachers

and parents have expressed gratitude. But, I just can't for the life of me

understand why parents are so slow to re-act. If they served a tray of spoiled

food to the kids parents would be in an uproar, the kids would puke and get over

it. Bad indoor environment (not just mold) effects a child forever, and they

just sit back and eat bon bons. Makes no sense.

[] Re: Parents lash out at school board over mould

LiveSimply,

There are many on and off the board that have tried contacting the

various people that appear in these articles. We either give our

contact information to the reporter to pass on, are actually able to

speak with the people, we do at times get email addresses. Sometimes

they will get back with us very quickly, other times it may take a

while. But to answer your question, YES, we do.

KC

> >

> > Parents lash out at school board over mould

> > Paradise Elementary remains closed as crews tackle walls,

ceilings

> > Last Updated: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 | 9:54 AM NT

> >

> > CBC News Newfoundland & Labrador - St. 's,Newfoundland,Canada

> >

> > http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

<http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> > labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-

meeting.html<http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> >

> > Furious and frustrated parents squared off against the

leadership of

> > a school board Tuesday night over a mould problem that has

closed a

> > school for the second time in two years.

> >

> > Paradise Elementary, a school with 600 students, will be closed

for

> > at least the rest of the week while crews try to remove mould

that

> > parents say is putting their children's health at risk. The

school

> > is in the suburban town of Paradise, just outside St. 's.

> >

> > Paradise Elementary will remain closed this week while crews

tackle

> > mould in walls and ceilings.

> >

> > Nearly 300 people crowded into the school's gym Tuesday night to

> > demand answers from Eastern School District education director

Darin

> > King.

> >

> > At several points, emotions boiled over as parents expressed

their

> > frustrations, with some saying that an earlier mould problem was

> > never properly addressed.

> >

> > " Can you smell the mould? " father Todd O'Neill asked King, who

> > replied that he was not qualified to answer the question.

> >

> > " You got a nose, don't you? " said O'Neill.

> >

> > " My child is allergic to mould. What are you people doing - and

have

> > been doing in the past - to protect my child? " said parent

> > Arnes.

> >

> > Some parents pinched their noses as they toured through the

school,

> > where crews have been tearing open walls and have removed ceiling

> > tiles.

> >

> > Crews have also torn out lockers, and are installing a new

> > ventilation system and windows.

> >

> > Before the meeting, parent Kim Pinsent told CBC News that she and

> > other parents have linked mould to health problems. Her daughter

has

> > been having persistent nosebleeds.

> >

> > " We were waiting to pick her up and my husband got called down to

> > the classroom, and when he went down, she was over the sink and

> > bleeding profusely into the sink, " she said.

> >

> > Several teachers who attended the meeting refused to comment to

CBC

> > on their working conditions.

> >

> > The Eastern School District will decide by Monday whether they

will

> > reopen the school, or whether students will have to study

elsewhere

> > while remediation continues.

> >

> > " We're very confident that the actions we're taking will

remediate

> > the situation and solve the problem that's existed there, " King

said

> > in an interview before the meeting.

> >

> > Meanwhile, parents who later held their own meeting say they are

> > considering staging a protest at Confederation Building before

then

> > to press their concerns to politicians.

> >

> > _

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Living in S.W. Florida and having a child who is enrolled in public schools. It

is rampant (mold) because of the counties turning OFF the HVAC as well as not

controlling humidity in any way at all. The HVAC system is a chiller system and

therefore " shuts " down at a certain time county wide in order to make ice for

the following day. CHEAP and obviously creating and has been creating problems

for many years. Collier County has JUST admitted they " may " have a few problems.

Unfortunately parents do not seem to be alarmed. Maybe they do not understand if

they do not have a child who is ill- or maybe they do not see a coorelation

between their childs illnesses and the schools.

Being a parent of a high schooler who is ill and does not attend IN a

classroom anymore- I cannot imagine getting her to wear a mask to create media

attention or in order to get the county to take more responsibility (however,

this may work somewhere ?). A teacher passed away and that did not seem to even

make much of a difference to this county school board or community.

I wonder each day when people in my community will wake up and smell the mold

or open their eye's for their children's sake's-

I even went on public record and addressed the school board back in the summer

over a " reconstruction " of my childs high school HVAC without containment while

occupied this entire school year. It seems to have fallen on deaf ears.

The school board does not seem to be too worried about liability.

jane mosher <janeannmosher@...> wrote:

Doesn't it seem that most schools which are closed over the summer

particularly in the humid southern states would have mold problems? Also

churches which only have the heat and ac on the sanctuary for an hour or so each

week? Jane Ann

LiveSimply <quackadillian@...> wrote: Good! i was thinking that at the

very least, someone should tell them about

cholestyramine..

One strategy that parents could use in situations like this is to buy N95

masks for their children (the - particulate masks are not that

uncomfortable, and work...) to wear in classes as long as the situation

persists. Then the school would in in the position of either allowing it, or

if they ordered the children to take them off, then I think that their

liability would be clearly increased..

This wearing of masks by children in unsafe situations might also attract

news media.. I think it would bring attention to the issue and get it

resolved.

On 11/16/06, tigerpaw2c wrote:

>

> LiveSimply,

>

> There are many on and off the board that have tried contacting the

> various people that appear in these articles. We either give our

> contact information to the reporter to pass on, are actually able to

> speak with the people, we do at times get email addresses. Sometimes

> they will get back with us very quickly, other times it may take a

> while. But to answer your question, YES, we do.

>

> KC

>

>

> > >

> > > Parents lash out at school board over mould

> > > Paradise Elementary remains closed as crews tackle walls,

> ceilings

> > > Last Updated: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 | 9:54 AM NT

> > >

> > > CBC News Newfoundland & Labrador - St. 's,Newfoundland,Canada

> > >

> > > http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

> > labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> > > labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-

> meeting.html>

> labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> > >

> > > Furious and frustrated parents squared off against the

> leadership of

> > > a school board Tuesday night over a mould problem that has

> closed a

> > > school for the second time in two years.

> > >

> > > Paradise Elementary, a school with 600 students, will be closed

> for

> > > at least the rest of the week while crews try to remove mould

> that

> > > parents say is putting their children's health at risk. The

> school

> > > is in the suburban town of Paradise, just outside St. 's.

> > >

> > > Paradise Elementary will remain closed this week while crews

> tackle

> > > mould in walls and ceilings.

> > >

> > > Nearly 300 people crowded into the school's gym Tuesday night to

> > > demand answers from Eastern School District education director

> Darin

> > > King.

> > >

> > > At several points, emotions boiled over as parents expressed

> their

> > > frustrations, with some saying that an earlier mould problem was

> > > never properly addressed.

> > >

> > > " Can you smell the mould? " father Todd O'Neill asked King, who

> > > replied that he was not qualified to answer the question.

> > >

> > > " You got a nose, don't you? " said O'Neill.

> > >

> > > " My child is allergic to mould. What are you people doing — and

> have

> > > been doing in the past — to protect my child? " said parent

>

> > > Arnes.

> > >

> > > Some parents pinched their noses as they toured through the

> school,

> > > where crews have been tearing open walls and have removed ceiling

> > > tiles.

> > >

> > > Crews have also torn out lockers, and are installing a new

> > > ventilation system and windows.

> > >

> > > Before the meeting, parent Kim Pinsent told CBC News that she and

> > > other parents have linked mould to health problems. Her daughter

> has

> > > been having persistent nosebleeds.

> > >

> > > " We were waiting to pick her up and my husband got called down to

> > > the classroom, and when he went down, she was over the sink and

> > > bleeding profusely into the sink, " she said.

> > >

> > > Several teachers who attended the meeting refused to comment to

> CBC

> > > on their working conditions.

> > >

> > > The Eastern School District will decide by Monday whether they

> will

> > > reopen the school, or whether students will have to study

> elsewhere

> > > while remediation continues.

> > >

> > > " We're very confident that the actions we're taking will

> remediate

> > > the situation and solve the problem that's existed there, " King

> said

> > > in an interview before the meeting.

> > >

> > > Meanwhile, parents who later held their own meeting say they are

> > > considering staging a protest at Confederation Building before

> then

> > > to press their concerns to politicians.

> > >

> > > _

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

You are so right. Deaf ears, perfect wording. We are lucky in our district as

they don't shut the HVAC/AC units down for the summer. They run all year long.

I also feel very bad for kids suffering while trying to get an education.

Re: [] Re: Parents lash out at school board over mould

Living in S.W. Florida and having a child who is enrolled in public schools.

It is rampant (mold) because of the counties turning OFF the HVAC as well as not

controlling humidity in any way at all. The HVAC system is a chiller system and

therefore " shuts " down at a certain time county wide in order to make ice for

the following day. CHEAP and obviously creating and has been creating problems

for many years. Collier County has JUST admitted they " may " have a few problems.

Unfortunately parents do not seem to be alarmed. Maybe they do not understand if

they do not have a child who is ill- or maybe they do not see a coorelation

between their childs illnesses and the schools.

Being a parent of a high schooler who is ill and does not attend IN a

classroom anymore- I cannot imagine getting her to wear a mask to create media

attention or in order to get the county to take more responsibility (however,

this may work somewhere ?). A teacher passed away and that did not seem to even

make much of a difference to this county school board or community.

I wonder each day when people in my community will wake up and smell the mold

or open their eye's for their children's sake's-

I even went on public record and addressed the school board back in the summer

over a " reconstruction " of my childs high school HVAC without containment while

occupied this entire school year. It seems to have fallen on deaf ears.

The school board does not seem to be too worried about liability.

jane mosher <janeannmosher@...> wrote:

Doesn't it seem that most schools which are closed over the summer

particularly in the humid southern states would have mold problems? Also

churches which only have the heat and ac on the sanctuary for an hour or so each

week? Jane Ann

LiveSimply <quackadillian@...> wrote: Good! i was thinking that at the

very least, someone should tell them about

cholestyramine..

One strategy that parents could use in situations like this is to buy N95

masks for their children (the - particulate masks are not that

uncomfortable, and work...) to wear in classes as long as the situation

persists. Then the school would in in the position of either allowing it, or

if they ordered the children to take them off, then I think that their

liability would be clearly increased..

This wearing of masks by children in unsafe situations might also attract

news media.. I think it would bring attention to the issue and get it

resolved.

On 11/16/06, tigerpaw2c wrote:

>

> LiveSimply,

>

> There are many on and off the board that have tried contacting the

> various people that appear in these articles. We either give our

> contact information to the reporter to pass on, are actually able to

> speak with the people, we do at times get email addresses. Sometimes

> they will get back with us very quickly, other times it may take a

> while. But to answer your question, YES, we do.

>

> KC

>

>

> > >

> > > Parents lash out at school board over mould

> > > Paradise Elementary remains closed as crews tackle walls,

> ceilings

> > > Last Updated: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 | 9:54 AM NT

> > >

> > > CBC News Newfoundland & Labrador - St. 's,Newfoundland,Canada

> > >

> > > http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

> > labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> > > labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-

> meeting.html>

> labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> > >

> > > Furious and frustrated parents squared off against the

> leadership of

> > > a school board Tuesday night over a mould problem that has

> closed a

> > > school for the second time in two years.

> > >

> > > Paradise Elementary, a school with 600 students, will be closed

> for

> > > at least the rest of the week while crews try to remove mould

> that

> > > parents say is putting their children's health at risk. The

> school

> > > is in the suburban town of Paradise, just outside St. 's.

> > >

> > > Paradise Elementary will remain closed this week while crews

> tackle

> > > mould in walls and ceilings.

> > >

> > > Nearly 300 people crowded into the school's gym Tuesday night to

> > > demand answers from Eastern School District education director

> Darin

> > > King.

> > >

> > > At several points, emotions boiled over as parents expressed

> their

> > > frustrations, with some saying that an earlier mould problem was

> > > never properly addressed.

> > >

> > > " Can you smell the mould? " father Todd O'Neill asked King, who

> > > replied that he was not qualified to answer the question.

> > >

> > > " You got a nose, don't you? " said O'Neill.

> > >

> > > " My child is allergic to mould. What are you people doing - and

> have

> > > been doing in the past - to protect my child? " said parent

>

> > > Arnes.

> > >

> > > Some parents pinched their noses as they toured through the

> school,

> > > where crews have been tearing open walls and have removed ceiling

> > > tiles.

> > >

> > > Crews have also torn out lockers, and are installing a new

> > > ventilation system and windows.

> > >

> > > Before the meeting, parent Kim Pinsent told CBC News that she and

> > > other parents have linked mould to health problems. Her daughter

> has

> > > been having persistent nosebleeds.

> > >

> > > " We were waiting to pick her up and my husband got called down to

> > > the classroom, and when he went down, she was over the sink and

> > > bleeding profusely into the sink, " she said.

> > >

> > > Several teachers who attended the meeting refused to comment to

> CBC

> > > on their working conditions.

> > >

> > > The Eastern School District will decide by Monday whether they

> will

> > > reopen the school, or whether students will have to study

> elsewhere

> > > while remediation continues.

> > >

> > > " We're very confident that the actions we're taking will

> remediate

> > > the situation and solve the problem that's existed there, " King

> said

> > > in an interview before the meeting.

> > >

> > > Meanwhile, parents who later held their own meeting say they are

> > > considering staging a protest at Confederation Building before

> then

> > > to press their concerns to politicians.

> > >

> > > _

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I also contacted one of my daughter's teachers from last year (who is still in

the " sick " building - the building that the teacher who died THIS year had a

class room in ) just to let her know how my daughter, her former student was

doing. I also felt that in doing so, it might confirm this teachers own

suspicions on her classroom and other staff's concerns in this building

inparticular. I was hoping that in sharing our experience and our daughters

illness which is directly related to this building, she might speak to her

fellow workers or at least help herself. Basically, she felt I was a lunatic

and a crazy mother. This was in Septemer of this school year that I contacted

her. At the end of October of this school year- last month, another teacher

passed away " unexpectedly " from unconfirmed causes. She was three day's from her

47th birthday. The second teacher this year to die in a school with mold- under

" RECONSTRUCTION " (funny word) with NO containment.

The news papers keep reporting about how the county school board has confirmed

that they have found the HVAC systems that are in place in our schools to have

complications and mold. Collier County has the highest paid school board

superintendent in the state of Florida (he also has free medical insurance for

himself and his wife for LIFE). Parents seem to be more interested in why the

kids are not performing on FCAT at national levels over all as a county. Maybe

it is the air quality ?? For some reason, our parents aren't paying attention to

the HVAC problems. It is really creepy. I have spoken to our paper, our school

board, our teachers. I am also the " mold mom " .

<eaglestone@...> wrote:

Also, in my experiences with a few different districts parents are not

quick to jump. The districts we here about are few and far between. One of our

classrooms was closed down as being a bio-hazzard there was so much mold and

other contaminates. I had to fight the fight myself. Parents attitudes were the

district will do whats good for our kids. I thought to myself " yeah, sure they

will. " It took me threatening to get a lawyer to keep the kids out of the

classroom, calling the city, and having it closed down. Then it is was still a

fight. Not one parent backed me, even though many knew what the environment

could do to their kids. It was hard to figure out then, and hasn't gotten any

better. I even had teachers get mad at me forcing the issue each and every year

since (accept this year, they have now seen the difference in their own health).

I was known as the " moldy mom, who is crazy. " But, each and every year it has

gotten better. The principal is very happy to

have me and many of the teachers and parents have expressed gratitude. But, I

just can't for the life of me understand why parents are so slow to re-act. If

they served a tray of spoiled food to the kids parents would be in an uproar,

the kids would puke and get over it. Bad indoor environment (not just mold)

effects a child forever, and they just sit back and eat bon bons. Makes no

sense.

[] Re: Parents lash out at school board over mould

LiveSimply,

There are many on and off the board that have tried contacting the

various people that appear in these articles. We either give our

contact information to the reporter to pass on, are actually able to

speak with the people, we do at times get email addresses. Sometimes

they will get back with us very quickly, other times it may take a

while. But to answer your question, YES, we do.

KC

> >

> > Parents lash out at school board over mould

> > Paradise Elementary remains closed as crews tackle walls,

ceilings

> > Last Updated: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 | 9:54 AM NT

> >

> > CBC News Newfoundland & Labrador - St. 's,Newfoundland,Canada

> >

> > http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

<http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> > labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-

meeting.html<http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> >

> > Furious and frustrated parents squared off against the

leadership of

> > a school board Tuesday night over a mould problem that has

closed a

> > school for the second time in two years.

> >

> > Paradise Elementary, a school with 600 students, will be closed

for

> > at least the rest of the week while crews try to remove mould

that

> > parents say is putting their children's health at risk. The

school

> > is in the suburban town of Paradise, just outside St. 's.

> >

> > Paradise Elementary will remain closed this week while crews

tackle

> > mould in walls and ceilings.

> >

> > Nearly 300 people crowded into the school's gym Tuesday night to

> > demand answers from Eastern School District education director

Darin

> > King.

> >

> > At several points, emotions boiled over as parents expressed

their

> > frustrations, with some saying that an earlier mould problem was

> > never properly addressed.

> >

> > " Can you smell the mould? " father Todd O'Neill asked King, who

> > replied that he was not qualified to answer the question.

> >

> > " You got a nose, don't you? " said O'Neill.

> >

> > " My child is allergic to mould. What are you people doing - and

have

> > been doing in the past - to protect my child? " said parent

> > Arnes.

> >

> > Some parents pinched their noses as they toured through the

school,

> > where crews have been tearing open walls and have removed ceiling

> > tiles.

> >

> > Crews have also torn out lockers, and are installing a new

> > ventilation system and windows.

> >

> > Before the meeting, parent Kim Pinsent told CBC News that she and

> > other parents have linked mould to health problems. Her daughter

has

> > been having persistent nosebleeds.

> >

> > " We were waiting to pick her up and my husband got called down to

> > the classroom, and when he went down, she was over the sink and

> > bleeding profusely into the sink, " she said.

> >

> > Several teachers who attended the meeting refused to comment to

CBC

> > on their working conditions.

> >

> > The Eastern School District will decide by Monday whether they

will

> > reopen the school, or whether students will have to study

elsewhere

> > while remediation continues.

> >

> > " We're very confident that the actions we're taking will

remediate

> > the situation and solve the problem that's existed there, " King

said

> > in an interview before the meeting.

> >

> > Meanwhile, parents who later held their own meeting say they are

> > considering staging a protest at Confederation Building before

then

> > to press their concerns to politicians.

> >

> > _

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Are there any Aspergillius molds in the school? If so, they should read the

paper at this URL about some of the chemicals produced by Aspergillius sp.

and their effects on the nervous system:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed & pubmedid=1593300\

8

On 11/26/06, Kathy Buck <npzjewel6@...> wrote:

>

> I also contacted one of my daughter's teachers from last year (who is

> still in the " sick " building - the building that the teacher who died THIS

> year had a class room in ) just to let her know how my daughter, her former

> student was doing. I also felt that in doing so, it might confirm this

> teachers own suspicions on her classroom and other staff's concerns in this

> building inparticular. I was hoping that in sharing our experience and our

> daughters illness which is directly related to this building, she might

> speak to her fellow workers or at least help herself. Basically, she felt I

> was a lunatic and a crazy mother. This was in Septemer of this school year

> that I contacted her. At the end of October of this school year- last month,

> another teacher passed away " unexpectedly " from unconfirmed causes. She was

> three day's from her 47th birthday. The second teacher this year to die in a

> school with mold- under " RECONSTRUCTION " (funny word) with NO containment.

> The news papers keep reporting about how the county school board has

> confirmed that they have found the HVAC systems that are in place in our

> schools to have complications and mold. Collier County has the highest paid

> school board superintendent in the state of Florida (he also has free

> medical insurance for himself and his wife for LIFE). Parents seem to be

> more interested in why the kids are not performing on FCAT at national

> levels over all as a county. Maybe it is the air quality ?? For some reason,

> our parents aren't paying attention to the HVAC problems. It is really

> creepy. I have spoken to our paper, our school board, our teachers. I am

> also the " mold mom " .

>

> <eaglestone@... <eaglestone%40wowway.com>> wrote:

> Also, in my experiences with a few different districts parents are not

> quick to jump. The districts we here about are few and far between. One of

> our classrooms was closed down as being a bio-hazzard there was so much mold

> and other contaminates. I had to fight the fight myself. Parents attitudes

> were the district will do whats good for our kids. I thought to myself

> " yeah, sure they will. " It took me threatening to get a lawyer to keep the

> kids out of the classroom, calling the city, and having it closed down. Then

> it is was still a fight. Not one parent backed me, even though many knew

> what the environment could do to their kids. It was hard to figure out then,

> and hasn't gotten any better. I even had teachers get mad at me forcing the

> issue each and every year since (accept this year, they have now seen the

> difference in their own health). I was known as the " moldy mom, who is

> crazy. " But, each and every year it has gotten better. The principal is very

> happy to

> have me and many of the teachers and parents have expressed gratitude.

> But, I just can't for the life of me understand why parents are so slow to

> re-act. If they served a tray of spoiled food to the kids parents would be

> in an uproar, the kids would puke and get over it. Bad indoor environment

> (not just mold) effects a child forever, and they just sit back and eat bon

> bons. Makes no sense.

>

>

> [] Re: Parents lash out at school board over mould

>

> LiveSimply,

>

> There are many on and off the board that have tried contacting the

> various people that appear in these articles. We either give our

> contact information to the reporter to pass on, are actually able to

> speak with the people, we do at times get email addresses. Sometimes

> they will get back with us very quickly, other times it may take a

> while. But to answer your question, YES, we do.

>

> KC

>

>

> > >

> > > Parents lash out at school board over mould

> > > Paradise Elementary remains closed as crews tackle walls,

> ceilings

> > > Last Updated: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 | 9:54 AM NT

> > >

> > > CBC News Newfoundland & Labrador - St. 's,Newfoundland,Canada

> > >

> > > http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

> <http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

> labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> > > labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-

> meeting.html<http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-

> labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html>

> > >

> > > Furious and frustrated parents squared off against the

> leadership of

> > > a school board Tuesday night over a mould problem that has

> closed a

> > > school for the second time in two years.

> > >

> > > Paradise Elementary, a school with 600 students, will be closed

> for

> > > at least the rest of the week while crews try to remove mould

> that

> > > parents say is putting their children's health at risk. The

> school

> > > is in the suburban town of Paradise, just outside St. 's.

> > >

> > > Paradise Elementary will remain closed this week while crews

> tackle

> > > mould in walls and ceilings.

> > >

> > > Nearly 300 people crowded into the school's gym Tuesday night to

> > > demand answers from Eastern School District education director

> Darin

> > > King.

> > >

> > > At several points, emotions boiled over as parents expressed

> their

> > > frustrations, with some saying that an earlier mould problem was

> > > never properly addressed.

> > >

> > > " Can you smell the mould? " father Todd O'Neill asked King, who

> > > replied that he was not qualified to answer the question.

> > >

> > > " You got a nose, don't you? " said O'Neill.

> > >

> > > " My child is allergic to mould. What are you people doing - and

> have

> > > been doing in the past - to protect my child? " said parent

>

> > > Arnes.

> > >

> > > Some parents pinched their noses as they toured through the

> school,

> > > where crews have been tearing open walls and have removed ceiling

> > > tiles.

> > >

> > > Crews have also torn out lockers, and are installing a new

> > > ventilation system and windows.

> > >

> > > Before the meeting, parent Kim Pinsent told CBC News that she and

> > > other parents have linked mould to health problems. Her daughter

> has

> > > been having persistent nosebleeds.

> > >

> > > " We were waiting to pick her up and my husband got called down to

> > > the classroom, and when he went down, she was over the sink and

> > > bleeding profusely into the sink, " she said.

> > >

> > > Several teachers who attended the meeting refused to comment to

> CBC

> > > on their working conditions.

> > >

> > > The Eastern School District will decide by Monday whether they

> will

> > > reopen the school, or whether students will have to study

> elsewhere

> > > while remediation continues.

> > >

> > > " We're very confident that the actions we're taking will

> remediate

> > > the situation and solve the problem that's existed there, " King

> said

> > > in an interview before the meeting.

> > >

> > > Meanwhile, parents who later held their own meeting say they are

> > > considering staging a protest at Confederation Building before

> then

> > > to press their concerns to politicians.

> > >

> > > _

> > >

> >

> >

> >