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Parents and students urge Richland School District One to fix mold, rodents and HVAC problems
Summary
During public participation at the March 12 Richland School District One board meeting, parents and a student described mold, rodents, brown water, broken HVAC, delayed communications and the academic harm caused by a disciplinary removal, urging the board to act and asking where federal and state funds are going.
At the March 12 meeting of the Richland School District One Board of School Commissioners, multiple parents and a 17-year-old senior described what they called unsafe and unacceptable conditions at district schools and asked the board for faster repairs and clearer communication.
"My daughter was given and fed molded grapes twice within 30 days," parent Lashonda McClendon told the board, listing leaky ceilings, brown water from faucets, missing ceiling tiles, bed bugs and classrooms without heat or air-conditioning at Eau Claire High School. She asked, "Where is the money going?" and pressed the board to take accountability for facility conditions.
Sherry Flowers, chair of the Columbia NAACP branch’s Parents for Peace initiative, said her group seeks to…
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