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Mold Closes Peabody Elementary, Forcing Hundreds of Students to Relocate
Tonyaa Weathersbee, Chalkbeat Tennessee
4:33 p.m. Sep. 13, 2023
Students at Peabody Elementary School will attend class at two other buildings while the school district works to eliminate mold from the 114-year-old structure.
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This is the second time in the past two school years that MSCS students and staff have had to change schools because of issues linked to aging buildings.
In August 2022, students at Cummings K-8 Optional School had to relocate after the school’s library ceiling partially collapsed just days into the new school year. The structure that houses the library was built in 1930.
Old buildings like Peabody Elementary are more susceptible to mold because they’ve been exposed to weather and excessive moisture longer than newer structures.
Inhaling mold can trigger allergies and asthma. In Memphis, asthma is the cause of more than 3,500 visits to LeBonheur Children’s Hospital each year, and is the most common diagnosis, according to the hospital’s website....
https://www.memphisflyer.com/mold-closes-peabody-elementary-forcing-hundreds-of-students-to-relocate
Tonyaa Weathersbee, Chalkbeat Tennessee
4:33 p.m. Sep. 13, 2023
Students at Peabody Elementary School will attend class at two other buildings while the school district works to eliminate mold from the 114-year-old structure.
...
This is the second time in the past two school years that MSCS students and staff have had to change schools because of issues linked to aging buildings.
In August 2022, students at Cummings K-8 Optional School had to relocate after the school’s library ceiling partially collapsed just days into the new school year. The structure that houses the library was built in 1930.
Old buildings like Peabody Elementary are more susceptible to mold because they’ve been exposed to weather and excessive moisture longer than newer structures.
Inhaling mold can trigger allergies and asthma. In Memphis, asthma is the cause of more than 3,500 visits to LeBonheur Children’s Hospital each year, and is the most common diagnosis, according to the hospital’s website....
https://www.memphisflyer.com/mold-closes-peabody-elementary-forcing-hundreds-of-students-to-relocate