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Parent alleges district misled board on Murphy Middle HVAC, mold and testing; asks for records and answers
Summary
A parent, Megan Vecchio, told the board the district 'undersold' the severity of Murphy Middle School’s air‑quality and mold issues, questioned a proposed $3 million HVAC cost increase (to $8 million total) and asked whether cleanup costs were included or paid from bond funds.
Megan Vecchio, identified as a Plano ISD parent, used her three minutes during public comment to press administration on agenda item 7.4: a proposed increase to HVAC funding. She said the proposed $3,000,000 increase would bring the HVAC line to $8,000,000 — a 60% increase — and alleged the district "misrepresented the chain of events to the public and to the board," citing open‑records documents that show multiple air‑quality tests and cleanings at Murphy Middle School last summer and into the fall.
Vecchio asked whether delayed maintenance and repairs contributed to higher costs, whether the HVAC increase included cleanup expenses, and whether bond funds were being used for work not explicitly part of the bond program. "The lengthy neglect of this campus is appalling," she said, adding that what students and staff were exposed to was "appalling." The board did not provide a substantive response during public comment; administration later addressed budget questions during the CFO presentation. The board did not take immediate action on the parent’s allegations during the meeting.
