PRESS RELEASES & HELPFUL LINKS                                  How quickly news spreads

PRESS RELEASES

Lake Zurich Courier, March 16, 2010 Marzec Out

Daily Herald, March 16, 2010 Dist. 95 to hold forum on budget, curriculum, fees

Collection of Newspaper Articles from 2007

Lake Zurich Courier, October 26, 2009  Independent contractor to inspect Whitney  

Old Newspaper Articles Printed from 2004-2007 

Chicago Tribune, September 2, 2009 Safety concerns persist for parents at Lake Zurich school   

Lake Zurich Courier, August 21, 2009 Whitney parents voice concerns about school's environment 

Daily Herald, August 21, 2009 Parents want more testing of May Whitney 

Daily Herald, August 11, 2009 Concerns returning about District 95 school  

Chicago Tribune, February 17, 2009 Teacher fights to wear mask at school 

Daily Herald, January 16, 2009 Dist. 95 outlines boundary options

Lake Zurich Courier, December 18, 2008 School Board planning summer projects

Daily Herald, October 28, 2008 Persistence pays off for May Whitney

Daily Herald, May 17, 2008 Dist. 95 leaders ask if 'secret pacts' are behind picketing, mold charges 

Daily Herald, May 15, 2008 Superintendent responds to May 7 editorial letter

Daily Herald, May 7, 2008, Lake Zurich Courier, May 8, 2008 Editorial Letter Better safe than sorry in District 95

Daily Herald, April 29, 2008 District 95:Report gives new May Whitney School clean bill of health

Here are the two questionnaires referenced in the above article.  The IL Department of Public Health is requesting to have these completed by the District.

  1. IAQ Questionnaire 
  2. Building Questionnaire

Daily Herald, April 19, 2008 Group says there's mold in Lake Zurich school

Chicago Tribune, April 18, 2008 Lake Zurich schools' janitors file complaint of toxic mold in workplace

SEIU, Thursday, April 17, 2008 Complaints with Five Government Agencies

Chicago Tribune, April 7, 2008 Lake Zurich school district confronts mold concerns

SEIU, March 31, 2008 State Legislators Hear Parents

Daily Herald, March 28, 2008: School contractor faces fire at hearing.

Chicago Public Radio, March 27, 2008: IL House Committee on Education

Channel 7 New Report on Mold in School, August 2007 TV News Segment 

Courier, June 10, 2004 Board ponders building use

Daily Herald, June 4, 2004: Old Lake Zurich school usable but needs work

 

NATIONWIDE PRESS

Star Jones on Mold, October 24, 2008 Star Jones sues over moldy apartment 

Binghamton High School, September 23, 2008 Mold problems keep Binghamton High closed  

Staten Island Advance, May 21, 2008 Senator secures funding to test PS 53 air quality 

Staten Island Advance, May 1, 2008 City offers guarantee that PS 53 is free of PCBs

Houston, TX Mold Issue Mysterious Illness Reported at Houston School

 

NMLB SPEECHES

At February 2008 Board of Education Meeting - DOCUMENT

This link is to the video of CUSD 95 Board of Education Meeting, February 28, 2008.  The public comments begin with Carolyn Fitzgerald, NMLB, at the 49.30 minute mark and end with the Janitor Union Representative at 1.01.37.  Feb 2008 BOE Meeting - VIDEO 

At SEIU February 2008 Rally - DOCUMENT

At March IL House Committee on Education Hearing - DOCUMENT

 

HELPFUL LINKS

 Facilities Report and Recommendations, March 2008 UPDATED January 2009: Updated Building Report

Human Atlas Mold Video 

Healthy Schools Campaign Website: http://healthyschoolscampaign.org/

The Center For School Mold Help Website: http://www.schoolmoldhelp.org/

Clean and Healthy Schools: http://www.cleanandhealthyschools.org/

Healthy Schools Network, Inc.: www.healthyschools.org

Illinois Department of Public Health, Healthy Schools for Healthy Learning: http://app.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/healthyschools/

EPA Mold Information: Mold Resources

Illinois General Assembly (NMLB Representative testified in front of in March 2008): http://www.ilga.gov/house/committees/members.asp?CommitteeID=359&GA=95

Allergy & Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics (AAN/MA): (800) 878-4403; www.aanma.org

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI):www.aaaai.org

American Lung Association: 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872); www.lungusa.org 

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America: (800) 7ASTHMA; www.aafa.org

Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation "Fighting Mold - The Homeowner's Guide" www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/maho/yohoyohe/momo/momo_005.cfm

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: www.niaid.nih.gov

National Jewish Medical and Research Center: (800) 222-LUNG (5864); www.njc.org