Re: Parents lash out at school board over mould

[Guest guest]

Does anybody from this list ever try tracking the people mentioned in these

stories down?

By phone, on the web, email, etc..

It might be possible, and we really should try to do something like that...

at the very least we could tell them about the various things that we have

all learned - what do you all think about that?

On 11/15/06, tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> wrote:

>

> 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-lab\

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

>

labrador/story/2006/11/15/mould-meeting.html<http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundla\

nd-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]

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]

YES!!! I have contacted some and point them in the right direction. Some get

back in touch and want more info. It's a good feeling to reach out and try

to help. I thank God every day for the complete strangers that reached out &

helped me three years ago. I don't know where I would be without them. They

saved my life!!!

Sue

Does anybody from this list ever try tracking the people mentioned in these

stories down?

By phone, on the web, email, etc..

It might be possible, and we really should try to do something like that...

at the very least we could tell them about the various things that we have

all learned - what do you all think about that?

[Guest guest]

Sue,

I think that the only way to get change in situations like this is through a

court order,

but parents could make the public more aware by asking their kids to wear

masks.

The media might pick up on the story, it seems like a good 'hook' for the

evening news..

Suppose a news station wants the sound bytes.. the side of the mold victims,

who are they supposed to call? Are there any organizations of mold

victims like there are of builders, insurers, real estate brokers, etc?

On 11/17/06, ssr3351@... <ssr3351@...> wrote:

>

>

> YES!!! I have contacted some and point them in the right direction. Some

> get

> back in touch and want more info. It's a good feeling to reach out and try

>

> to help. I thank God every day for the complete strangers that reached out

> &

> helped me three years ago. I don't know where I would be without them.

> They

> saved my life!!!

>

> Sue

>

> Does anybody from this list ever try tracking the people mentioned in

> these

> stories down?

>

> By phone, on the web, email, etc..

>

> It might be possible, and we really should try to do something like

> that...

> at the very least we could tell them about the various things that we have

> all learned - what do you all think about that?

>

>

>

>

>