Elementary School Is a 'Well Building' Again, but Unanswered Questions Remain for Austin, Texas, School Officials

摘要

Seven months after severe mold contamination forced the evacuation of 777 students and 77 staff on February 29, 2000, from Hill Elementary School in Austin, Texas, school personnel were finally able to use the building again. Educators and other staff returned to Hill on October 5 after the Austin Independent School District (AISD) spent $3.5 million to remove mold and renovate the building and its heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Only faculty and support staff will use the school this year, however, because the AISD school board bowed to the wishes of most Hill parents last June to move their children to another campus for the 2000-2001 school year.