SELINSGROVE –A second Valley school district has had classes disrupted due to mold issues in the buildings. Officials in the Selinsgrove Area School District say a mold issue has developed at Selinsgrove Intermediate School. The district’s website says the building will not be used until remediation can be completed. The intermediate students and staff have been moved to Selinsgrove High School for today.
Superintendent Chad Cohrs tells us custodians found mold in numerous classrooms as they were opening the building. Cohrs says once all students were in the building and attendance was taken, they were relocated to the high school.
According to the district’s website, parents can pickup students at the front circle of the high school at 3:05 p.m. Starting tomorrow, intermediate school students will be assigned to different district buildings. Grade three will go to the elementary school, grade four at the high school, and grade five at the middle school. Cohrs says that will last until the district is give the all clear from Reynold’s Restoration Services, who’s working to remove the mold. Cohrs says it could take a minimum of a week before students and staff are allowed back in the building.
In addition to Selinsgrove, the Milton Area School District had the start of its new school year delayed until this week due to mold in its buildings. An exceedingly damp summer has contributed to mold growth in the buildings.
