Mooresville school extends remote learning due to mold in building

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Students at a school in Mooresville will be learning from home for the rest of this week as the school works to clear out this mold.

Parents say mold at Coddle Creek Elementary School is all over chairs, desks, and vents.

The district now says students will not return to the building at Coddle Creek on Thursday or Friday, like originally planned.

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Instead, the school will hold virtual teacher workdays through the end of the week while the district continues additional cleaning and waits for testing.

Last week, Channel 9 showed you images from parents, and they say it shows mold throughout the school.

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One of the first things the district said when announcing the closure is that they don’t believe there is an “immediate threat to the health and safety of students and staff.”

The school district says it is working with the local health department, state health leaders and outside environmental and HVAC professionals to address moisture and humidity concerns. Following the remediation, additional air quality testing will be done, but it could take a week before they get the results.

Several parents spoke out about the district’s response.

With the most recent update on the return date, parents who were pushing for more accountability and answers last week feel more hopeful but still say trust is ruined.

“Really excited that they’re going the extra mile if that’s what’s happening,” one mother said. “But that’s a little disturbing that we didn’t know that it was going to take an extra two more days.”

“So they have a great opportunity right now to turn this around and start showing the community that they can be transparent and they can start disclosing things to us,” another mother said.

“We want to just move forward and make sure everything’s done correctly for our kids,” the first mother said.

The district says the current goal is to resume the regular school schedule on Monday, November 16. That’s the same day of a highly anticipated school board meeting.