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Watertown Elementary School Mission Statement
First and foremost Thank-you for moving the students, faculty, and staff out of this building until the effected issues are addressed.
The Watertown Elementary School Mission statement is as follows: I took this directly from the School Website. We will all agree that when we drop our kids off to school that we generally don’t fear for them since they are at school, and we trust the teachers and staff that they will take care of our “Pride and Joy” our children. However, on September 10th and 11th this all changed at the Watertown Elementary School for most people. As we walked thru the halls of the Elementary School we saw large dehumidifiers and air purifiers. Many parents talked to each other and asked why are these here what is going on. Then over the weekend the issue blew up on Social Media. Dr. Wright wrote her statement and the school system published their statement on Social Media. This was not posted on the School Website, nor
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Christian, Mrs. Smith, and Mr. Hall at the building in question on Monday September 14th. During this discussion, Mr. Hall answered most of the questions that the concerned parents had. However, there were several important questions that Mr. Hall could not answer. Those questions were as follows:
1. What type of mold was in the school?
2. What chemical was used to fog the rooms/school? Where was the SDS for the chemical that was used?
3. Why were we not notified of the issue?
4. Why did we start class in a building knowing that there were issues in the building
5. How the rooms in question were sealed?
a. The door was closed. This is not an acceptable practice if you are dealing with something is airborne. The doors should have been sealed with duct tape and plastic.

Mr. Hall explained to the group that the issue was being handled and that this was a routine maintenance issue. Mold is a routine maintenance issue?? So is undercooked chicken a routine cafeteria

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