Mold Fears
One Pennsylvania school building illustrates a national debate about how to confront the perceived health hazards of mold in schools.
Pottstown, Pa.
The 1930s, red-brick schoolhouse that sits on a hill outside this quaint Colonial town hardly merits a second glance. But three years ago, it became the focus of a fierce community debate that is still simmering.
Now, depending on whom you ask, the former Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School building could be:
Located about 40 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Pottstown has streets filled with stately Dutch Colonial houses, and stone barns dot the surrounding farming community. All the picturesque charm, though, is offset by a startling backdrop: two cooling towers for a nuclear-power plant that loom...
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Correction:
Clarification: This story should have stated that Susan Burke returned to her job as school nurse for Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School after her lawsuit with the district was settled and after the school moved to a new facility.
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