{"id":74772,"date":"2019-11-21T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a57.833.myftpupload.com\/?page_id=74772"},"modified":"2020-03-06T15:08:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T20:08:37","slug":"problems-statewide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.senatorhughes.com\/toxicschools\/problems-statewide\/","title":{"rendered":"Problems in Schools Statewide"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ bottom_divider_color=”#ffffff” bottom_divider_height=”49px” bottom_divider_flip=”vertical”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Problems in Schools Statewide” header_scroll_down=”on” scroll_down_icon=”%%2%%” background_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.21)” admin_label=”Problems in Schools Statewide” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ title_font=”Poppins||||||||” title_font_size=”75px” subhead_font_size=”26px” subhead_line_height=”2.3em” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0.64)” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https:\/\/www.senatorhughes.com\/toxicschools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/School_bkg.jpg” background_enable_video_mp4=”off” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_border_radius=”71px” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_border_radius=”71px” custom_margin=”||7px|||” custom_padding=”522px||106px|18px|false|false” title_text_color_tablet=”” title_text_color_phone=”” title_text_color_last_edited=”on|phone” title_font_size_tablet=”” title_font_size_phone=”55px” title_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”2020″ _builder_version=”4.1″ custom_padding=”||6px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Lead & Asbestos 2020″ _builder_version=”4.1″ header_text_align=”left” custom_margin=”||5px|||”]\n

Lead & Asbestos 2020<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”With little oversight, asbestos issues challenge Pa. schools” button_url=”https:\/\/www.citizensvoice.com\/news\/with-little-oversight-asbestos-issues-challenge-pa-schools-1.2596003″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”With little oversight, asbestos issues challenge Pa. schools” _builder_version=”4.4.0″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||” hover_enabled=”0″]BY SARAH HOFIUS HALL | CITIZENS’ VOICE<\/p>\n

A potentially cancer-causing material could exist in wall insulation, ceiling plaster or floor tiles in more than 2,000 Pennsylvania schools.<\/p>\n

Across the state, with limited money for renovations and little state or federal oversight, asbestos remains a hidden danger.[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta title=”Gov. Wolf Announces Billion-Dollar Plan to Fix Toxic Schools, Address Lead Across Pennsylvania” button_url=”https:\/\/www.governor.pa.gov\/newsroom\/gov-wolf-announces-billion-dollar-plan-to-fix-toxic-schools-address-lead-across-pennsylvania\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Lead. Asbestos. Mold. Pennsylvania\u2019s old schools need repairs, governor saying in budget appeal to lawmakers” _builder_version=”4.1″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]\n

Governor Tom Wolf today presented a series of proposed 2020-21 budget items totaling more than $1.1 billion to support reducing the risks to Pennsylvanians of lead and asbestos, and remediating existing toxins in schools, day care centers, homes, and public water systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cDecades ago, well-intentioned Pennsylvanians constructed our homes, schools, waterways and other structures out of asbestos and lead because they were thought to be harmless, even superior materials,\u201d Gov. Wolf said. \u201cNow we know the serious harm both can cause. To build a better Pennsylvania, we first need to fix our foundation, which is why the five lead and asbestos removal initiatives I\u2019m outlining today are so important.\u201d<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta title=”Lead. Asbestos. Mold. Pennsylvania\u2019s old schools need repairs, governor saying in budget appeal to lawmakers” button_url=”https:\/\/www.mcall.com\/news\/pennsylvania\/mc-nws-pa-school-construction-money-20200124-q5baxvoxj5ephnlv6lcou2xm6u-story.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Lead. Asbestos. Mold. Pennsylvania\u2019s old schools need repairs, governor saying in budget appeal to lawmakers” _builder_version=”4.1″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]With budget season approaching, Gov. Tom Wolf\u2019s administration is developing a plan to help deal with aging school buildings plagued by environmental problems, including lead paint and asbestos insulation, his office said.<\/p>\n

Wolf must deliver a budget proposal to the Legislature on Feb. 4, and lawmakers who are pressing for state aid to address what they call a massive and growing problem have asked the Democratic governor to include money in the spending package.[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta title=”Map: 100 Pa. schools found lead in their drinking water. Here\u2019s how they responded.” button_url=”https:\/\/www.penncapital-star.com\/education\/map-100-pa-schools-found-lead-in-their-drinking-water-heres-how-they-responded\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Map: 100 Pa. schools found lead in their drinking water. Here\u2019s how they responded.” _builder_version=”4.1″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]\n

Public health experts all agree that there\u2019s no such thing as a safe level of lead exposure for children.<\/p>\n

But new state data show that thousands of children across Pennsylvania have likely been exposed to the toxic metal in their school drinking water.\u00a0<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta title=”Asbestos, Unsafe Lead Levels Found in Scranton Schools” button_url=”https:\/\/wnep.com\/2020\/01\/28\/asbestos-unsafe-lead-levels-found-in-scranton-schools\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Asbestos, Unsafe Lead Levels Found in Scranton Schools” _builder_version=”4.1″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]SCRANTON, Pa. — Several Scranton schools contain asbestos and unsafe lead levels. School district officials announced that publicly at a meeting this week.<\/p>\n

It’s possible school administrators and board members had that information years ago but did nothing about it. The state attorney general is now investigating.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”2019″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_padding=”||6px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Asbestos 2019″ _builder_version=”4.1″ header_text_align=”left” custom_margin=”||5px|||”]\n

Asbestos 2019<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Philadelphia Parents Continue To Call For Change Following Discovery Of Asbestos In Multiple Schools” button_url=”https:\/\/philadelphia.cbslocal.com\/2019\/11\/22\/philadelphia-parents-continue-to-call-for-change-following-discovery-of-asbestos-in-multiple” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Philadelphia Parents Continue To Call For Change Following Discovery Of Asbestos In Multiple Schools” _builder_version=”4.1″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]PHILADELPHIA (CBS) \u2014 Concerned parents continue to call for change following the discovery of asbestos in a number of Philadelphia schools. On Friday, they joined lawmakers at Drexel University to demand action in what they call \u201ctoxic schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to know what the circumstance is,\u201d Pennsylvania State Sen. Vincent Hughes said. \u201cWe need to not run away from the problem, we need to run towards the problem and understand what it is we have to deal with.\u201d[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Lead 2019″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_text_align=”left” custom_margin=”||5px|||”]\n

Lead 2019<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”High lead levels found in water at Emerson-Gridley” button_url=”https:\/\/www.goerie.com\/news\/20190221\/high-lead-levels-found-in-water-at-emerson-gridley” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”High lead levels found in water at Emerson-Gridley” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]Erie School District shuts off water temporarily and is supplying bottled water at the alternative-education school, which remains open.<\/p>\n

The Erie School District temporarily shut off the water at its Emerson-Gridley building on Wednesday due to high lead levels and is making arrangements to bring in bottled water for staff and students to drink.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Carbon Monoxide \u2013 2019″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_text_align=”left” custom_margin=”||5px|||”]\n

Carbon Monoxide \u2013 2019<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Fleetwood school closed Friday after suspected CO sickens 8″ button_url=”https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/news\/area\/berks\/fleetwood-school-closed-friday-after-suspected-co-sickens\/article_6db836e6-1bd2-5f6d-9ba4-eed9fdf84f73.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Fleetwood school closed Friday after suspected CO sickens 8″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]Fleetwood Area Middle School is closed Friday after multiple people were sickened in what the superintendent calls a carbon monoxide problem Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Emergency crews were called to the school around 8:30 p.m. for reports of several people suddenly feeling ill.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Radon \u2013 2019″ _builder_version=”4.1″]\n

Radon \u2013 2019<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”PA Has Especially High Levels Of Radon, New Bill Would Mandate Testing For It In Schools” button_url=”https:\/\/www.wesa.fm\/post\/pa-has-especially-high-levels-radon-new-bill-would-mandate-testing-it-schools#stream\/0″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”PA Has Especially High Levels Of Radon, New Bill Would Mandate Testing For It In Schools” _builder_version=”4.1″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]A new bill in the state House would require every school district in Pennsylvania to test for radon and inform parents of the results.<\/p>\n

Blamed for 20,000 deaths per year, radon is the leading cause of lung cancer for nonsmokers in the United States.<\/p>\n

Levels in Pennsylvania are considered especially high nationally. An estimated 40 percent of homes in the state have radon levels above the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s action guideline of 4 picocuries per liter of air.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Boiler \u2013 2019″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″]\n

Boiler \u2013 2019<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_cta title=”Saint Bede School will be closed again Friday as boiler repairs continue” button_url=”https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/st-bede-school-closed-today-parents-being-asked-to-pick-up-children\/25733346″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Saint Bede School will be closed again Friday as boiler repairs continue” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]\n

PITTSBURGH \u2014 Saint Bede School in Point Breeze will be closed Friday for a second day of boiler repairs, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said.<\/p>\n

The school was closed Thursday morning due to a boiler issue that led to the building having no heat.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_cta title=”Temporary fix keeping Penn Hills High School warm after boilers break” button_url=”https:\/\/triblive.com\/local\/penn-hills\/temporary-fix-keeping-penn-hills-high-school-warm-after-boilers-break\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Temporary fix keeping Penn Hills High School warm after boilers break” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]In a twist of events, Penn Hills High School is now too hot \u2013 even with a faulty heating system.<\/p>\n

But Superintendent Nancy Hines said it\u2019s business as usual at the high school and the district is moving forward with a plan to keep the building comfortably warm until an insurance claims adjuster determines what went wrong.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”2018″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Mold and Heat – 2018″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″]\n

Mold and Heat – 2018<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_padding=”||18px|||”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_cta title=”Mold, excessive heat plague Pa. schools, delay start of new year” button_url=”https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/news\/2018\/08\/mold_excessive_heat_plague_pa.html%20″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Mold, excessive heat plague Pa. schools, delay start of new year” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]\n

By Steve Marroni | smarroni@pennlive.com<\/a><\/p>\n

When the school bell rings in a new year of learning, it means reuniting with old classmates, meeting new teachers and hitting the books once again.<\/p>\n

This year, it also means excessive heat and mold.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_cta title=”Mold concerns cause delays, closures at multiple schools in Western Pennsylvania” button_url=”https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/mold-concerns-cause-delays-closures-at-multiple-schools-in-western-pennsylvania\/22854748″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Mold concerns cause delays, closures at multiple schools in Western Pennsylvania” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]\n

Several school districts in Western Pennsylvania are dealing with mold-related issues at the start of the 2018-19 school year.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Mold – 2018″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″]\n

Mold – 2018<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_cta title=”Mold found in Plum schools; start of new school year postponed until Sept. 4″ button_url=”https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/plum-delays-start-of-school-year-due-to-air-quality-concerns\/22841845″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Mold found in Plum schools; start of new school year postponed until Sept. 4″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]’Air quality concerns’ reported in Plum High School and Oblock Junior High School; first day of school throughout district postponed until Sept. 4. <\/p>\n

PLUM, Pa. \u2014 The start of classes in the Plum Borough School District has been pushed back to Sept. 4 because of “air quality concerns” at the high school and the junior high, according to a statement released Monday.[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta title=”Mold delays start of school in area districts” button_url=”https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/archive\/dni\/mold-delays-start-of-school-in-area-districts\/article_85094952-d073-5900-add3-f35d5f9f17dd.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Mold delays start of school in area districts” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]\n

Many kids head back to school Monday but some schools scheduled to start were delayed due to mold and moisture issues.<\/p>\n

In Monroe County, Pleasant Valley School District pushed back the first day of school from Monday to Tuesday.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta title=”Another School District to Close Due to Mold” button_url=”https:\/\/wnep.com\/2018\/08\/30\/another-school-district-to-close-due-to-mold\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Another School District to Close Due to Mold” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]\n

BRADFORD COUNTY, Pa. \u2014 Yet another school district in our area will be closed to clean up mold.<\/p>\n

According to the Canton Area School District website, schools in the district will be closed Friday, August 31 through Friday, September 7.<\/p>\n

Recently testing found higher than acceptable mold levels in buildings throughout the Bradford County district.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_cta title=”Mount Pleasant Junior\/Senior High School delays start of classes due to water damage, possible mold” button_url=”https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/mount-pleasant-junior-senior-high-school-delays-start-of-classes-water-damage-possible-mold\/22841844″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Mount Pleasant Junior\/Senior High School delays start of classes due to water damage, possible mold” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]\n

MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. \u2014
Mount Pleasant Area School District has delayed the start of classes for junior high and high school students after water damage and possible mold was found in the building.<\/p>\n

Teachers found water damage and what looks like mold and fungus in at least one classroom. Air quality tests also show an elevated level for mold.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta title=”Mold Closes Elementary School in Pottsville” button_url=”https:\/\/wnep.com\/2018\/08\/28\/mold-closes-elementary-school-in-pottsville\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Mold Closes Elementary School in Pottsville” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]\n

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — John S. Clarke Elementary in the Pottsville Area School District is closed for the rest of the week. Officials there tell us mold was discovered in the school.<\/p>\n

The district’s website<\/a>\u00a0says the superintendent will provide an update by Friday.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta title=”Athens Area School District Closes School Due to Mold” button_url=”https:\/\/www.weny.com\/story\/39049664\/athens-area-school-district-closes-school-due-to-mold” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Athens Area School District Closes School Due to Mold” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]Athens, PA (WENY) \u2013 Just one week after Canton Area School District closed its schools due to mold, the Athens Area School District is doing the same thing.<\/p>\n

Athens Area School District discovered the mold growing on a bookshelf in one of the classrooms shortly after the school day ended on Thursday. Students and faculty were then notified that they would not be able to return to the school until the end of next week if all the mold is cleaned up by then.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Heat \u2013 2018″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″]\n

Heat \u2013 2018<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Pittsburgh Public Schools, Almost 2 Dozen Other Districts To Dismiss Early Tuesday” button_url=”https:\/\/pittsburgh.cbslocal.com\/2018\/09\/03\/pittsburgh-public-schools-early-dismissal-heat\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Pittsburgh Public Schools, Almost 2 Dozen Other Districts To Dismiss Early Tuesday” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”13px||18px|4px||”]PITTSBURGH (KDKA) \u2014 A new school year is just beginning, but already dozens of western Pennsylvania Districts have decided to dismiss classes early on Tuesday because of the oppressive heat and humidity.<\/p>\n

When the sun beats down, those of us who can will escape into air conditioning.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_cta title=”Reading School District to dismiss students early because of heat advisory” button_url=”https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/news\/article\/reading-school-district-to-dismiss-students-early-because-of-heat-advisory” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Reading School District to dismiss students early because of heat advisory” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]READING, PA \u2014 The new school year started less than smoothly for the Reading School District, and the heat is not helping.<\/p>\n

The district announced Monday night that it will dismiss its students early Tuesday and Wednesday because of a heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_cta title=”West Shore School District dismissing early due to heat” button_url=”https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/news\/2018\/08\/west_shore_school_district_dis.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”West Shore School District dismissing early due to heat” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]According to the district’s website, secondary students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. and elementary school students will leave at 12:45 p.m.<\/p>\n

Afternoon kindergarten is canceled today, and morning kindergarten students will stay in school and receive lunch before being dismissed at 12:45 p.m.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Boiler \u2013 2018″ _builder_version=”4.1″]\n

Boiler \u2013 2018<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Middletown School District considers elementary school shakeup, closing at least 1″ button_url=”https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/news\/2018\/11\/the-fate-of-kunkel-fink-uncertain-in-middletown-area-elementary-shakeup.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Middletown School District considers elementary school shakeup, closing at least 1″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”13px||18px|4px||”]MIDDLETOWN \u2014 Kunkel Elementary School could soon be without students, as Middletown Area School District officials hosted a public meeting Wednesday to discuss a proposed restructuring of its elementary schools.<\/p>\n

None of the options presented included the use of Kunkel, the only elementary school in Lower Swatara Township. And one option eliminated student use of Fink Elementary.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Collapse \u2013 2018″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″]\n

Collapse \u2013 2018<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Snow blamed for roof collapse at school wrestling building” button_url=”https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/news\/local\/lancaster\/snow-blamed-for-roof-collapse-at-school-wrestling-building\/1070188982″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Snow blamed for roof collapse at school wrestling building” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]Years of notorious, gusting winds could not do what a strong blast of snow did to the Solanco High School wrestling building.<\/p>\n

Administrators blame the snow for a partial roof collapse.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just glad we didn\u2019t have kids in the room at the time it came down,\u201d wrestling coach John Little said,<\/p>\n

A school spokesman said anywhere from six inches to a foot of snow piled on the building that\u2019s been around since 1992 and is used as a training facility.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Flooding \u2013 2018″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_margin=”||-10px|||”]\n

Flooding \u2013 2018<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_padding=”11px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_cta title=”Tuscarora School District to be closed today due to flooding” button_url=”https:\/\/fox43.com\/2018\/09\/13\/tuscarora-school-district-to-be-closed-today-due-to-flooding\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Tuscarora School District to be closed today due to flooding” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa.\u2013 Tuscarora School District will be closed today due to flooding.<\/p>\n

The district announced the move via a message on its website:<\/p>\n

Due to localized flooding and the recommendation of our township supervisors TSD will be closed today, Thursday, September 13.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_cta title=”Emmaus High School closed through Wednesday after flooding” button_url=”https:\/\/6abc.com\/emmaus-high-school-closed-through-wed-after-flooding\/4623503\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Emmaus High School closed through Wednesday after flooding” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]\n

EMMAUS, Pa. (WPVI) — The cleanup continues at Emmaus High School in Lehigh County.<\/p>\n

Classes were canceled after the school’s lower level was flooded during Friday night’s powerful storms.<\/p>\n

Viewer video shows water filling the hallways, classrooms, the main office, and gym.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_cta title=”School closures, evacuations underway in Philipsburg-Osceola area” button_url=”https:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/news\/local\/community\/philipsburg\/article218179215.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”School closures, evacuations underway in Philipsburg-Osceola area” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]So far this school year, mold and heat have caused school closures and delays across the state \u2014 now, it\u2019s rain.<\/p>\n

In Centre County, Philipsburg-Osceola canceled class for all schools due to flooding.<\/p>\n

The Philipsburg area was one of the hardest hit by the flooding on Monday and subsequent road closures.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”2017″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_padding=”14px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Asbestos \u2013 2017″ _builder_version=”4.1″]\n

Asbestos \u2013 2017<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Kimmel opening to other districts” button_url=”https:\/\/www.altoonamirror.com\/news\/local-news\/2017\/02\/kimmel-opening-to-other-districts\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Kimmel opening to other districts” _builder_version=”4.1″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]Altoona Area School District is opening its William P. Kimmel Alternative School to all Blair County districts next school year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a way to ensure the program doesn\u2019t lose money, and it gives other districts a way to provide alternative education to their students without going to private companies,\u201d Superintendent Charles Prijatelj said.<\/p>\n

The school board this week approved Prijatelj\u2019s proposal to charge outside districts tuition to send their students to the school.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Mold – 2017″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″]\n

Mold – 2017<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”Mold Delays Start of School in Pike County” button_url=”https:\/\/wnep.com\/2017\/08\/25\/mold-delays-start-of-school-in-pike-county\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Mold Delays Start of School in Pike County” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]\n

LEHMAN TOWNSHIP — Mold means a longer summer break for students in the Poconos.<\/p>\n

Classes are being pushed back at Lehman Intermediate until next Tuesday, August 29th.<\/p>\n

Students at East Stroudsburg Area Senior High School North won’t go back to class until Thursday the 31st.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”East Pennsboro schools address mold problems again” button_url=”https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/news\/east-penn-schools-address-mold-problems-again\/1036986031″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”East Pennsboro schools address mold problems again” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]ENOLA, Pa. (WHTM) \u2013 The East Pennsboro Area School District is dealing with air quality concerns again. Mold issues last year closed schools and disrupted the start of classes, and a routine test last week revealed troublesome levels again this summer.<\/p>\n

East Pennsboro Elementary School, East Pennsboro High School, and West Creek Hills Elementary School all tested for high levels of mold spores.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Lead 2017″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]\n

Lead 2017<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Did officials at Pa. school district cover up dangerous lead levels in drinking water?” button_url=”https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/news\/2017\/03\/did_pa_school_officials_attemp.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Did officials at Pa. school district cover up dangerous lead levels in drinking water?” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]The rural western Pennsylvania school district where a lead-tainted water scandal prompted the resignations of administrators and the closure of an elementary school is now facing questions about what those officials knew, and when.<\/p>\n

According to reports, on Aug. 15 of last year, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) notified Butler Area School District administrators of unacceptable lead levels above 15 parts per billion (ppb) and as high as 55 parts per billion in the well water supplied to Summit Township Elementary School.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Collapse \u2013 2017″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″]\n

Collapse \u2013 2017<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Centennial School District closes middle school swimming pools after ceiling collapse” button_url=”https:\/\/www.theintell.com\/fba67baa-81ef-11e7-81e2-5f3ffad93344.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Centennial School District closes middle school swimming pools after ceiling collapse” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]The Centennial School District, in the midst of a $25 million renovation of its two middle schools, has closed the pools in both buildings after ceiling tiles collapsed into the Log College pool.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred July 14 when three members of the Central Bucks Family YMCA were on the pool deck, according to district officials. No one was hurt, but several people \u201cwere very startled,\u201d said David Baugh, Centennial\u2019s superintendent.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”20016″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Asbestos \u2013 2016″ _builder_version=”4.1″]\n

Asbestos \u2013 2016<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”District prepares to demolish intermediate school, remove asbestos” button_url=”https:\/\/www.weau.com\/content\/news\/Students-remember-school-as-renovations-begin-380182791.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”District prepares to demolish intermediate school, remove asbestos” _builder_version=”4.1″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]ALTOONA, Wis. (WEAU) — It\u2019s out with the old and in with the new in Altoona as the School District gets ready to demolish its Intermediate School.<\/p>\n

The demolition comes after voters approved a $23 million referendum in 2014 to build a new elementary school and revamp the old middle and elementary school.<\/p>\n

Along with tearing down walls, crews will also start removing asbestos from the intermediate school building.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||0px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Mold – 2016″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″]\n

Mold – 2016<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”Mold issue forces closure of East Pennsboro High School for at least 3 more weeks” button_url=”https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/news\/2016\/08\/mold_issue_forces_closure_of_e.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Mold issue forces closure of East Pennsboro High School for at least 3 more weeks” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]East Pennsboro Area High School will remain closed for at least an additional three weeks as the school district works to remediate a mold problem discovered in the school this week. Classes were cancelled across the district as similar issues also were discovered in other East Pennsboro schools. The other schools could open this week.[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”Cedar Cliff High School closed Wednesday due to mold discovery” button_url=”https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/news\/east-penn-schools-address-mold-problems-again\/1036986031″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Cedar Cliff High School closed Wednesday due to mold discovery” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font_size=”28px” background_enable_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#c3d555″ button_bg_color=”#115195″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#115195″ button_border_radius=”35px” button_font=”Poppins||||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||18px|4px||”]Mold at Cedar Cliff high school<\/p>\n

Mold was found on pipes in the West Shore Academy section of Cedar Cliff High School and in the school’s main office late Tuesday afternoon. Sean Simmers, PennLive.com August 31, 2016<\/p>\n

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