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Who else didn't even make it to midnight????😂
Rising Star
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Chief
Now SEL is under attack. We’ve entered into the world of the McCarthyism.
“Patriots" would claim they're just protecting children from deranged teachers openly endorsing suicide. Yes. They believe teachers are encouraging their students to commit suicide through SEL. Education First Alliance argues that SEL is anti-white, anti-Christian, and anti-American.
https://theeducatorsroom.com/critical-race-theory-haters-attack-on-social-emotional-learning/
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Call OSHA and lodge a formal complaint. If you have truly followed all of the steps and gone through the chain of command, then they are the last resort.
Your work environment is also a learning environment. You should at the very least have breathable air.
Rising Star
Take pictures and talk to your union if you are a member. If you are not a member, I suggest you lawyer up because your health is most important. Also, see if you can transfer to another school.
Rising Star
That may happen in your district but not ours.
Call the health department and the news.
They replace brown ceiling tiles constantly but don't seem to ever fix the root cause. I feel fine over weekends, holidays, and summer... but once I walk in the building, I get headaches and a runny nose. I feel like there's not much I can do short of exposing the problem to the local press... which I'm worried could cost me my job.
The parents should file a lawsuit
If you have a union and your contract has language about a safe working environment, you can get something done. I'm not sure that fake Christian "union" would care because it's not about a "good news" club. LOL.
Call the health department.
Pro
Holy crap, in this era of respiratory illness, folks are still screwing around with mold?
If it were me I'd send samples out of pocket to a lab; and let the results guide my next move.
Call a local building inspector for free advice about risks and testing avenues.
I agree with the previous comments. If the school isn't taking it seriously, I would go above their heads and call the health departments.
I also saw one video las night about molds. What is happening? Is this a common occurrence now?
While you're at it, you may want to get a programable dehumidifier with an automated pump that siphons to a drain. Moreover bleach doesn't actually kill mold. What you need is a moldicide. Available in your local home centre.
Visibly-growing mold has been there awhile. I strongly suggest some fan action here - you may not be able to reduce the incoming moisture for this area with any speed, but you can increase the mobility of the air, which helps to speed evaporation.
The mold and mildew spray is a great way to remove and prevent smaller mold issues for areas with less than great air flow.
For worse jobs I actually rent a hot steam power washer to make quick work of the job.
It's insane to me how maintenance will argue with you that there is no mold when there is obviously mold growing. What's the problem with just fixing the problem before it gets out of hand?
I had a problem like this over the summer. I had to bring a fan and point it to the ceiling and keep mold and mildew spray in the classroom. I know it's horrible that we have to take care of situations like this on our own but that's what we have to do when the school doesn't care