Black Mold Forces Willowridge HS Students To Start Classes At Marshall HS

MISSOURI CITY, TX — Students at Fort Bend ISD’s Willowridge High School will start their classes at Thurgood Marshall High School in a few weeks as crews continue the remediation process of removing black mold from the school, district officials said.

Construction crews who were doing upgrades at the school during the summer break discovered black mold.

District official said the mold developed when power to the school was shut down in June, resulting in prolonged humidity levels, KPRC reported.

Officials began working on remediation, but said in July that they didn’t believe the school would be ready when classes resumed Aug. 22.

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The discovery of the black mold prompted school administrators and teachers to dispose of all materials, such as paper, flooring, sheetrock, carpeting, furniture and other porous materials, KTRK reported.

District officials have not said how long it will be before students can return to Willowridge.

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