Florence carpet gets clean bill of health
The carpet at Florence Elementary is safe, according to experts at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA.
Earlier this year, parents and students at the north High Point elementary school complained about fumes in a third-grade classroom. Parents worried the fumes could be dangerous for children with allergies and asthma. Specifically, they worried that the carpet glue may contain unsafe levels of formaldehyde.
District maintenance workers replaced the carpet. But they also had OSHA test the original carpet. All tests came back negative for high or harmful levels of chemicals, including formaldehyde, district officials said Thursday.
"We took (the complaints)seriously," Superintendent Terry Grier said. "We didn't want to take any chances."
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Dr. Grier has taken a complaint seriously. That's laughable. There has to be a photo-op involved somewhere at this school.
There isn't one student, taxpayer, teacher or staff member that Dr. Grier takes seriously.
A better blog to start would be "when was the last time Dr. Grier was seen at your child's school?" No doubt with a couple of his body guards, or School Board members in tow.
Posted on October 21, 2004 6:09 PM