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Teachers, students and union warn of unsafe chemistry rooms, mold and delayed maintenance
Summary
Teachers and union leaders told the board about alleged long‑running ventilation failures, suspected asbestos and mold, flooded stockrooms and other maintenance lapses they say threaten health and violate OSHA standards; the union said grievances have been slow to resolve.
Multiple teachers and union representatives told the Mount Diablo Unified School District board on Feb. 11 that long‑standing maintenance failures are creating unsafe workplaces and classrooms across the district.
At College Park High School, science department chair Evan White testified that a chemistry stockroom lacks ventilation, the ceiling and walls are crumbling, and staff have raised possible asbestos concerns: "I'm worried it's asbestos... Our stockroom... doesn't have a ventilation system...…
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