The Birdville Independent School District took additional steps Tuesday to protect the health of students and teachers. The Superintendent of the Birdville ISD decided to let children from W.A. Porter Elementary School transfer to other schools for the rest of the year due to continuing mold and fungus problems inside thier school. As Channel 8 News first reported last week, air tests showed a potentially deadly fungus growing in the roof of Porter Elementary. New tests of carpets show high levels of other types of mold, and the counts jump to 10 times worse when vacuumed.
Some classrooms have the distinct smell of mildew.
Youngsters with asthma and other respiratory problems can have severe reactions to mold and fungus. Now, higher power vacuums are being used to pick up even more particles. Fans are employed to exhaust tainted air, and new tests are taking place every day School district spokesman Robin McClure continues to insist that Porter Elementary is perfectly safe. We are not dismissing the mold as a minute issue. We are concerned about it.