Sounds like a cover up to me. Typical of that district. It's shocking that school is not condemned between sewage in kitchen,mold, leaks. Disgrace.

Wow Crisfield. Those pictures are Mold sorry to tell you. I can only imagine what's behind the tiles. That school should be shut down and cleaned. How many students have been made sick by this? What a disgrace I commend the teacher for alerting parents. She obviously cares for her students more than the district cares about covering up the problem

And have Short hills get a bad name? Heaven forbid! Wake up folks.

Not all mold is so dangerous as to cause sickness or require a school shutdown. Sometimes, remediation can be as easy as some Mr. Clean, replacing a small amount of surface area or drywall, or a fresh paint job.

So, please don't overreact. Overreacting can cause the school to take drastic and expensive but unnecessary measures.

Action why did the school not tell the parents? Additionally the mold was enough to make the teacher sick. U think maybe students were exposed? Would u Want ur kids in a school like that?

Lets not let actually test results spoil a good story.

Milke, not all mold requires notice to parents. All we know is that someone that has filed an OSHA claim, claims there is an issue. I would need more than one person's grievance claim to believe it.

Students may have been exposed but not all exposure is dangerous. I have had mold in my house from storms, and the worst thing is to overreact and overpay. Many times all you need to do is some cleanup and dehumidification.

You should take some time and learn about the dangers of mold

So much money was spent expanding/refurbishing that school just a few years ago (3/4 years maybe if my memory is correct). How can we have so many roof leaks? Is there any warranty?

Dangers of SOME mold. Most mold you see is not particularly dangerous, and even that which is requires a certain level to be so.

Mold is everywhere. And always has been.

Proper clean up requires a company to come in and clean and not during school hours! I happen to have mold as well and my 2 kids are sick with asthma. We have to move now. Mold is not removable by removing tiles or simple cleaning solutions. Anyone knows that. Small amounts of mold is normal not when it caused illness!

Mold is everywhere. Problem is when it's growing in the school and making people sick. And I disagree that parents do not have to know. If the school was "safe" the parents shoul have been told before the teacher was made ill

My daughter said they served lunch while sewage was backing up in kitchen! That alone is disgusting now this!

Maybe it was a safe level of sewage lol

Marty did u read the article and see the pictures? How is your comment relevant?

Hey Action try some simple websites like EPA and OSHA. Read about mold and how dangerous it is and how it should be cleaned. I'm not a teacher but I am open minded enough to realize that those pictures don't look right. Maybe after you educate yourself you will take some better cleanup procedures in your home.

I'm torn.

On the one hand, I have a middle schooler who is highly allergic to mold. On the other hand, I wonder how effective we can be if we continue to try to collectively manage the Superintendent's office via this electronic town square. At some point, we need to let them do their job. We need to trust them to do their job.

And therein lies the problem: We are not a community prone to trust....and we have let been down in the past. Let us hope Dr. Crisfield continues to earn that trust. So far, so good with me.

Mold can cause serious health problems. For accurate information about the health effects of mold, go to http://truthaboutmold.info and check out the Global Indoor Health Network at http://globalindoorhealthnetwork.com. Be sure to read GIHN's new position statement which discusses the diagnosis and treatment of illness caused by mold.

Here's a thought? Why did they wait for a complaint to remove moldy tiles and fix leaks? They care alright!

Black mold isn't good in any form or quantity. I wouldn't send my kid to school there until the entire building has mold remediation performed on it and approved by a third party quality review company.

I'm glad to see some people reading this "get it". Action did you read up?

I read up. I'll bet we have a lot of Henry Pennys. Black mold is not necessarily toxic to humans. I suppose the public's irrational overreaction to mold fears should be expected.

If I am wrong, i will eat a moldy cheese sandwich on public television.

We shall see.

Ok Action your comments speak volumes. The literature is pretty clear. Live with blinders on. Tell Crisfield I said hi lol

Btw this teacher emailed parents before contract was signed so get facts straight.

This is a very common unfortunately. While produced and directing the feature documentary Black Mold Exposure at BlackMoldExposureMovie.com I interviewed countless teachers and this was a very common situation they encountered.

Thank you Michael for commenting on Millburn-Patch. A town I am now ashamed ro be from. Toxic mold nearly killed me, as you know too well. It's not a joke. As a resident & have gone through this school system, I will be keeping up on this story. Maybe when their children ate nearly deprives of their life & theorem life is forever changed by daily health battles; will they maybe believe in the true hard scientific evidence that mold kills.

Apologize on the spelling mistakes that were wrongly auto-corrected... Writing angrily, I did not proof read. If you want to know what Toxic mold does to lives, ask a Short Hills resident.

Thank you Michael and Kates. I commend you for educating the Acton's and Marty's of the world who are more worried about money rather than the safety of children and those who teach children.

You can say some mold are not bad but many are very dangerous and I know people all over the country that are sick and many are teachers. I can see the stains and if the roof leaks it is a problem. The worse mold is the kind that gets wet and dries and went again over and over. You do not do work in the building while people are in there unless the place is sealed off. People have died including a judge when his chambers had water damage. You not only have mold but many kinds of bacteria and other issues. Never just blow off water damage. My life changed 14 years ago when it got intot he air system and you couldn't even see mold or water but it was in the foundation behind the walls in the basement. After the heatlh department came they discovered the mold.

This might be a nice read for people involved, "Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments" http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.shtml