Hearst Elementry Shut Down due to MOLD, the Day before start of school!!

This makes NO sense at all to find elevated levels of mold, ONE day prior to the start of school and send out an e-mail at 11:30 PM.

“Currently, the District is taking steps to test the environment in

classrooms and to follow standard protocol for cleanup. The timeline for

moving back into classrooms is not known at this time”

“Classes at Hearst Elementary School have been canceled for Tuesday, August

25. Environmental test results were returned late Monday evening which

indicate elevated mold levels in several classrooms”

“In order to allow

for the school district to make plans to accommodate your students and to

conduct additional testing,”

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On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Pegi O'Hair <pohair@pleasanton.k12.ca.us> wrote:

The following message is from Mr. Kuhfal:

We are looking forward to seeing you tomorrow as we begin a new school

year!

I wanted to inform you that some mold has been detected in the exterior

walls of classrooms in the C Building. All of the classes in the C

Building have been relocated to other rooms on our campus. Tomorrow

morning (Tuesday), we ask that all 1st – 5th grade students report to the

playground and look for their classroom number and teacher. Our teachers

and staff will greet students at this location and walk them to their

classrooms.

Currently, the District is taking steps to test the environment in

classrooms and to follow standard protocol for cleanup. The timeline for

moving back into classrooms is not known at this time. I will be hosting

a Principal's Coffee tomorrow morning in the quad area at 8:30 a.m. If

you have any questions or concerns, I, along with District staff, will be

available to address them there.

We will be postponing our Back to School Night for one week--to Thursday,

September 3--to allow staff time to transition into their new classrooms.

The times will remain the same:

1s t -3rd grade 6 - 7 p.m.

4th - 5th grade 7 -8 p.m.

Please rest assured that we are proactively working through this situation

to ensure the safety of all students and staff. We will continue to

provide you with updated information as it becomes available.

Thank you for your patience and flexibility.

Mike Kuhfal,

Principal

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NOTE: E-mail sent to parents at 11:14 PM Monday night before first day of school!!!

Myla Grasso to Hearst

show details 11:14 PM (3 hours ago)

This following is an urgent message from Mike Kuhfal, Principal of Hearst

Elementary:

Classes at Hearst Elementary School have been canceled for Tuesday, August

25. Environmental test results were returned late Monday evening which

indicate elevated mold levels in several classrooms. In order to allow

for the school district to make plans to accommodate your students and to

conduct additional testing, Hearst will be shut down on Tuesday. If

possible, please do not bring your student to school. If you have child

care needs which preclude this, you may drop your child off, and he or she

will be cared for by Hearst staff in vacant classrooms and the library at

Pleasanton Middle School. The Hearst Kids Club will operate as normal.

Additional information will be shared via the autodialer, email, and our

website. Again, classes have been canceled at Hearst for Tuesday, August

25. Questions may be directed to the District Office at 462-5500 or

publicinfo@pleasanton.k12.ca.us.

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Myla Y. Grasso

Pleasanton Unified School District