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Residents urge Bedford board to address leaks, mold and safety at high school; district says testing and repairs underway
Summary
Residents pressed the Bedford Board of Education on March 19 over ongoing building disrepair, mold and safety during public comment; the district said it has approved repairs for active leaks, tested and remediated one room with elevated airborne mold, and continues monitoring.
Residents sharply criticized the district’s handling of a multiyear building project and ongoing facility problems at the Bedford Board of Education meeting on March 19.
Charles C.J. Harkness, a Bedford Heights resident and Bedford alumnus, told the board he had "been a fierce defender of this district" but that the rollout of the construction project and what he described as continued disrepair had produced "an absolute travesty of a senior year" for students. He asked the board to "take accountability" and to report back "whether or not all the rain that falls directly into the high school is causing enough mold that they ought not be in some of those spaces." (Charles C.J. Harkness, public commenter.)
Another resident who spoke after Harkness agreed, saying "new buildings will definitely not fix everything" and that the administration must also change…
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