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Parents press district on cleanliness, communication at Farrand Elementary amid bond work
Summary
Multiple parents told the board that construction at Farrand Elementary has left the building unclean and unsafe at the start of the school year; board and facilities staff acknowledged problems and said they were working to improve communication and site clean-up.
Several parents told the board that Farrand Elementary reopened to students this school year while parts of the building were unfinished and inadequately cleaned after summer construction, and they urged district administrators to address cleanliness, safety and communication failures.
“Construction has only made the cleanliness issues worse,” said Megan Rutkowski, a Farrand parent who said the building “was never cleaned before the first day of school.” Rutkowski and other parents described dust, unclean HVAC units, holes in walls from construction and playground safety issues.…
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