Monday, August 31, 2009

Shoreham School Opening Late

School is starting about two weeks later than Shoreham...


That's because there's mold and asbestos on the school that workers are trying to clean out. The Addison County Independent reports that on August 27th, Addison County Supervisory Union officials announced the school would open on Sept. 14, almost two weeks later than the original date of September 2nd. In a letter to Shoreham families, ACSU superintendent Lee Sease said that the delay is due to the need to remove mold and asbestos in the school. It was discovered during a routine carpet cleaning in early July. Officials said the mold is creating air quality issues throughout the building. When the ACSU consulted an expert about the problem, the expert recommended that the carpets be replaced in affected areas.