March 30, 2010
Someone could make a documentary about this story, but to sum things up – students and teachers at the school were becoming sick, fingers were pointed at mold and moisture issues, the school spent thousands on testing but could not find a definitive link to mold, eventually the school was shut down. After so many months having to split students among nearby schools, parents were eager to finally send their kids back to Oak Ridge.
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March 24, 2010
The employees believe they were poisoned during a botched cleaning effort to dry flooding in the hall after a vale on a high-pressure waterline to a coffee maker broke. Soaked ceiling tiles were removed and fans were set up to quickly dry the area. It seems as though the fans only succeeded in blowing dust, debris, and volatile organic compounds in the breathing space of the employees. Within two months, two women working near the flooded kitchen contracted the serious fungal disease. Eight other coworkers have also reported sickness.
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