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Parents and staff tell school board that outsourced cleaning falls short; district says it is addressing reports
Summary
Multiple public commenters told the board that outsourced cleaning (ABM) is failing at several schools, citing unclean restrooms, unlocked nurse offices and unattended counseling rooms; district administrators said facilities staff and ABM are addressing reports and that ABM was close to full staffing at the start of the year.
Several community members and a district employee told the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District board on Sept. 16 that custodial and cleaning services provided by contractor ABM are not meeting expectations, leaving bathrooms and health spaces unclean and unsecured. "Do you know a kindergarten bathroom went untouched for days? One for an entire week," said April Johnson, who identified herself as an ESSA member and said she also spoke for some Fairbanks Education Association members. Johnson listed instances she said staff had reported, including unlocked nurses' offices that store…
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