Fire safety problems, including the location of fire extinguishers and problems with fire doors. Unprotected steam pipes that could result in injury. By Joanne M. Haas Bloomer School District voters will decide November 7 whether to build a new middle school to replace one that is so deteriorated and unsafe that the state has stepped in to protect the welfare of the students. Voters in this Chippewa County community north of Eau Claire also must decide whether to exceed state-imposed revenue controls so the district can afford to correct the most immediate hazards and keep the school open until a new school is completed. Kids were getting headaches.
Kids come home and they are exhausted beyond belief.
Some days, it is really hot or cold. And because there is no ventilation, the bacteria just keep spreading around each other. Teachers were getting sick. The district currently has no place to move the middle school students. In an extraordinary move, State Superintendent John Benson in September ordered the immediate closing of two classrooms and the closing of the entire school by January 16.