A Montgomery County school will be closed next week due to mold.
Superintendent Dr. Alexis McGloin announced to parents that Upper Perkiomen High School in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, will be closed from Sept. 10 through Sept. 14 due to moisture and mold issues.
McGloin said officials first noticed mold in areas of the high school over the summer break and hired companies to clean it. The problem reoccurred however due to the recent wet weather.
“The moisture challenges have become larger than we and the experts initially thought, and some new problems have popped up since the start of the year, including new mold growth in the gymnasium,” McGloin wrote.
The companies will take a closer look at the root of the moisture problem in the school, according to McGloin.
“What these experts have suggested is that we make significant changes to our high school’s oldest HVAC system to make it more efficient and take steps to alleviate our moisture problem,” McGloin wrote. “They also recommended cleaning the affected areas and ductwork, to ensure that the problem is remediated effectively and that our high school is a healthy environment for students and staff.”
Make up days for the school will take place on Nov. 6 (Election Day), Nov. 19, Nov. 20 and Jan. 21 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day).
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A board meeting for parents of students to ask questions will be held on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.
