Madison County students say mold, aging truck and limited funding disrupted band camp and damaged instruments

Addison Hammock, a student at Madison County High School, told the Madison County School Board on Aug. 4 that recent events related to mold in the band room and long-term funding shortfalls have “directly affected” band members and their ability to rehearse safely. "The way the Madison County High School Band is being treated in general and especially during the entire Mordor deal a few weeks ago is unacceptable," Hammock said during the public-comment period. Riley Sheffield, a 10th-grade student and marching band leader, said the band room was "covered in mold" when leadership days began and that students were not notified about potential health risks. "I was told something alarming, that nobody was supposed to be in that school at all without a respirator," Sheffield said, describing two full days students spent in the building before being…