More Mold Found At Berea Middle School, Air Tests Prove Negative

GREENVILLE, SC --

Greenville County School District officials said that air tests at amiddle school show that air samples conducted at the school show no elevated level of mold or other contaminate in the building.

Greenville County School District spokesman Oby Lyles said in a prepared release that Berea Middle School Principal Robin Mills sentamessage to parents and staff at the school apprising them of the situation. Last week, small levels of mold were found in the school, causing some areas to be closed.

In the phone message left by Mills, she stated that after inspection and testing of areas where smalllevels of mold were detected, school district personnel trained in the identification and remediation of mold conducted a more intrusive inspection.

"These actions Friday night involved opening of spaces not exposed to occupants and in some areas removing some building material," she said. "These actions could have released mold into the air so as an extra precaution our environmental engineering firm conducted air quality tests throughout the building including areas above the ceiling. Test results were received Sunday afternoon. Air tests revealed that there isno stachybotrys in the air."

Mills went on to add, "In fact, the air samples showno elevated level of any mold or any other contaminate in the building. The environmental engineering firm has provided written assurance to the district that Berea Middle School is "safe for student and staff occupancy."

In addition to the previously closed "wing" of the school, traces of mold behind the floor molding in the health room, guidance area and assistant principals' offices were found, Mills said.Mills said that they are relocating those rooms because sheetrock that was touching the concrete foundation was found, and it is believed to be the possible cause of the mold.

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More Mold Found At Berea Middle School, Air Tests Prove Negative