Record rainfall and warm weather have allowed mold to thrive in schools in Maryland and beyond, forcing the relocation of some students as classrooms and dorms are purged.
Mold led to the relocation of students at Callaway Elementary School in Northwest Baltimore from contaminated classrooms on the first floor to the second floor. And at the University of Maryland, College Park, students living in Elkton Hall were moved to local hotels after mold was found in the dorm.
Other local school officials say the summer’s excessive rain paired with a late-summer heat wave has created prime growing conditions for the fungi, which thrive in warm, damp conditions.
At Callaway Elementary, one of about 30 city schools that have been treated for mold since August, facilities crews have been testing for and eradicating mold since it was discovered in the school.
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