Principal Sends Letter To Parents About Mold And Mildew Concerns

Oconee County Elementary School Principal Ashley Templeton sent a letter to parents and staff last week to reassure them that the school has not had a problem with mold.

Templeton took the action following a statement by Brandi Herndon, a moderator of the Facebook group, Parents Improving Oconee Schools, to the Board of Education earlier this month that she had been told of a “mold or mildew problem” at the school.

Templeton said in the letter sent to parents and staff that repairs had been made to a third grade classroom after a leak from a clogged drain in a heating, venting and air conditioning unit had been discovered.

Ceiling tiles and carpet were replaced in the classroom, which was “thoroughly cleaned of any mildew that was present due to the leak,” Templeton wrote.

Templeton said that the air quality of the classroom has been tested and found to be normal.

In the letter, Templeton stated that “there is no mold issue” at the school.

For more on this story, including a video of the Board meeting, please follow the link to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: School System picture of repair work.