IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — Coddle Creek Elementary School in Iredell County will close for three days next week after mold was found on furniture, air vents and cubby holes.
Iredell-Statesville Schools says it has been working with the county and state health departments since August to conduct multiple rounds of indoor air quality tests at the elementary school near Mooresville.
Parents shared photos from inside the school after they say mold was found on various surfaces around the school.
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The district says the air ducts will be professionally cleaned, a cleaning product will be sprayed in the classrooms, commercial scrubbers will run for several days and HVAC filters will be replaced throughout the building.
Parents told Channel 9’s Dave Faherty they believe the district should have acted sooner.
“We’ve got parents who are keeping their kids out of school. We’ve got parents going to their pediatrician,” Molly Springs, a Coddle Creek mother, said. “It was inadequate. They certainly should’ve acted quicker.”
The district plans to conduct another round of testing after the remediation on Wednesday, but it may take another week before they have the results.
The district says the closure includes the planned Veterans Day holiday on Wednesday and is because of the current building conditions. A representative from the district said it’s to keep the building empty during cleaning.
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