Local elementary school students to stay off campus while mold clean-up and testing continue

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Students at Coddle Creek Elementary in Iredell County will not return to the classroom this week amid mold concerns that have been persistent for months. After pressure from parents, who say kids and staff are getting sick from the mold, officials agreed to additional cleaning and more testing this weekend before bringing people back to campus.

The mold issue evidently stems from a broken energy recovery ventilator. A Coddle Creek Elementary School mom tells WCCB that she’s asked to see the ventilator repair orders, and that the district told her to file a public records request. Molly Springs says, “Don’t tell us to file public records requests. Just tell us what you’re doing. Tell us who’s doing it. Show us the work orders, show us what’s being done. Issue a statement, a comprehensive one, telling us exactly what’s happened. Show us the paperwork, you know, be transparent. That’s what has been lacking in this, this whole issue. So just start being transparent and start building back that trust.”

Springs says she hopes kids will be back in school on Monday. In the meantime, kids whose lunches will be disrupted by this closure can contact United Carolinas Cavalry for free meals at Info@UCCHelps.org or send them a message on their Facebook page here.