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 Mold problems fuel debate at Classical Academy Nearly every one of the temporary buildings on the Classical Academy's East Campus is growing with mold. It's causing growing concern among parents of the students who have been out of school more than a week while mold testing is done on the buildings. Administrators are hoping to have some of them back in class by Thursday.
"For me I believe the children should not return to the campus," said Robb Masoncup, who has four children attending Classical Academy. He says he's concerned about students being on campus before the mold problem is entirely corrected.
The District 20 charter school shut down last week while an environmental testing company examined the buildings. The company still has a couple buildings to test, but so far they say it's going to take over a month to clean up. The company says the mold started to grow after water seeped under the buildings.
Administrators expect to pay over a $100,000 to have the problem corrected. " We want to be very confident that where the kids are and where anybody is is completely safe," said Kevin Collins, the Chief Operating Officer.
Some parents say simply cleaning the mold up is not a permanent solution. They'd like the community to raise enough money to build a permanent building for the school. " For me the permanent answer is to quit fixing the buildings and build a building," said Masoncup.
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