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Mold closes Spickard school
Students currently attending classes in Princeton
by Alonzo Weston
Monday, October 5, 2009

Spickard R-2 School District students began attending classes in nearby Princeton Thursday while the school takes care of a mold problem and carries out some renovations.

Principal Amy May said the 30 students in grades kindergarten through sixth would attend Princeton for about six weeks. Students in seventh through 12th grades already attend school in Princeton, she said.

“It’s working out just fine. Our elementary kids get on the bus that takes our high school kids to Princeton, and everybody comes up to Princeton at the same time,” she said, adding that the district does not yet know the cost of the renovations and mold removal.

The move did not come without controversy. Some parents complained about a mold issue in the school a year ago and did not think it was safe for students to attend classes in the building.

“Some students had allergies and couldn’t breathe in certain areas of the building,“ said Anita Cox, a parent.

Spickard school board members decided to get the mold problems taken care of and do some remodeling at the same time.

“We needed to be out of the building because of the equipment being so loud,” Ms. May said.

Spickard teachers also travel to Princeton, where the Spickard students have their own classrooms.

Alonzo Weston can be reached

at alonzow@npgco.com.

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mm1967 October 5, 2009 at 10:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Apple you may want to read this but it is ok for our schools to have mold in your eyes.
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 dillygent1 October 5, 2009 at 7:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I know of schools in the Kansas City area that did what Spickard did. I think it's wonderful, wherever it's done--to close down schools and seriously fix them. I hope St. Joe learns this some day.
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 ksmith October 5, 2009 at 8:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Why is it that St Joe schools are always way behind what everyone else is doing.
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 dillygent1 October 5, 2009 at 9:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ksmith, The leaders of St. Joe schools have never really embraced what they have. They are always expecting to have greener grass on the other side of the road. They miss what is right in front of them. They need to take a serious look at unhealthy schools and fix them...for the children.
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 mm1967 October 5, 2009 at 9:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This is what should be done here in our schools but to hear some they think once you get mold you cannot deal with it and it can be dealt with and gotten rid of.And we are always behind and other school districts make our admin look just plain dumb in their approach to things.
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 mm1967 October 5, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I think this is great what Spickard school district is doing and it goes to show you need to listen to the people you serve.
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 Orliandor October 5, 2009 at 10:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Wipe that moldy little nose.
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 mm1967 October 5, 2009 at 10:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Stand in line Orliandor and they will get to yours as well.I am glad to see you think this is a joke but in reality it is a major health concern for children with breathing problems already. Easy to See what type of person you are.
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 Memorii October 6, 2009 at 5:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm glad that they're taking care of the mold problem, and remodeling. That never hurts. Although, I can't help but wonder why the mold problem wasn't taken care of a year ago when people were first complaining about it.

And, I can't help but wonder if so many extra kids on a school bus is actually a good idea. If a crash occurs for any reason, I think it would be a hazard. I was always afraid of something like that when I was a kid and had to get onto a bus that had so many students on it that some had to sit in the aisle.
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 mm1967 October 6, 2009 at 6:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Just a personal view but I think children on a school bus and the danger of the unknown is a lot safer then sitting in a school full of mold and not being able to breath because you already have respitory issues.And you are correct why did it take a year for the district tot listen but look ours have known for years about our problem and have not acted so I say that the Spickard school district is going in the right direction by working on their mold issue maybe SJSD should pay some attention to what they are doing. I garentee you if you were to call our administration about this issue they would have a standard form answer and still not address the issue in our schools this is just their track record.
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 grannytuff October 6, 2009 at 2:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Memorii - the entire school has less than 70 kids, so the bus isn't overloaded. And it's only 12-15 miles to the Princeton school. Spikard is a very small town.
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 toxicmoldtruth October 7, 2009 at 11:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Spickard school officials and parents may want to check out the remarkable research on toxic mold removal done by environmental expert Dr Ed Close. Simply diffusing a therapeutic-grade oil regularly in these school buildings would likely result in an environment very hostile to mold. Moreover, numerous studies have shown breathing natural oils improves classroom performance.
http://www.secretofthieves.com/mold.cfm/79544

It seems like this would make traditional remediation projects easier and more effective, as well as creating a healthier environment for the students to learn.
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 drbjr October 7, 2009 at 11:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

toxicmoldtruth, you appear to be an ad for this oil. In fact, a little Google research shows that remarkably similar posts in the comment sections of other media outlets advertising this oil and Dr. Close. Strange, but I am unable to locate anything on his credentials. Just what does this guy do? What is his PhD in? Is is anything related to actually doing something with mold? I doubt it.

Check these posts out:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/panel-hears-testimony-on-toxic-mold/

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/09/07/health-tip-keep-mold-out-of-your-home/comments/

http://www.wciv.com/news/stories/0708/537432.html

The NP should remove this posting as a blantant advertisement. Postings like this is why the FTC is issuing the new rule.
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