Granville Academy closing over mold issues, students relocated
ACCEPTING ILLEGAL FOREIGN FUNDS
TO WIN OFFICE.
>> I'M AN INSTRUCTOR AT
GRANVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL SAYS A
MOLD ISSUE FORCING THE SCHOOL
TO CLOSE WAS PREVENTABLE.
FOR YEARS, GRANVILLE ACADEMY
STAFF MEMBER REPORTED CONCERNS
OF MOLD AT THE CAMPUS LAST
MONTH. ACCORDING TO TESTING
RESULTS THAT CAME BACK THIS
WEEK, MORE THAN 60% OF SURFACE
SAMPLES IN 80% OF AIR SAMPLES
TAKEN SHOW TOLD THE SCHOOL
BOARD DECIDED TO RELOCATE ALL
STUDENTS TO GC HAWLEY MIDDLE
SCHOOL IN CREEDMORE LAST NIGHT.
THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE
EXPRESS HIS THOUGHTS ON WHAT
WENT WRONG.
>> UNFORTUNATELY IN OUR
DISTRICT BUDGET OFTEN DICTATES
WHERE THAT MONEY SPENT FROM
YEAR TO YEAR. NOT TO SAY THAT
WAS THE CASE HERE DURING THAT
TIME. BUT YES, MA'AM, IT WAS
DEFINITELY A DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THAT
OVERTIME IS STARTING TO CATCH
UP WITH THIS.
>> THE SCHOOL BOARD PLANS TO
MOVE STUDENTS AND STAFF FROM
SCHOOL TO SCHOOL IN PHASES.
AND THE LAST MOVE WILL BE