The lease ends at Oak Ridge Military Academy (ORMA) in December. If Oak Ridge students are not moved back in Oak Ridge by then, students at ORMA will not have a place to attend class. |
The contract GCS signed with ORMA ends in December. However, the contract can go on a month-to-month basis starting in January if needed. |
Students do not have books to check out at the alternate Oak Ridge facilities. |
K-1 students at Colfax are now checking out library books at the Colfax media center on a weekly basis. The High Point Public Library has agreed to lend about 300 books to the second- and third-grade students at ORMA. The Greensboro Public Library is lending books to the Northwest Middle fourth- and fifth-graders. Also, students are allowed to check out teacher-selected books from the Northwest Middle media center. Many Oak Ridge teachers at Northwest Middle have large classroom libraries established, so the district anticipates students have plenty of books to read. |
Lyon Construction trucks have been out at Oak Ridge Elementary working on the facility. |
GCS has pending litigation against Lyon Construction, the company that built Oak Ridge Elementary. Because of this, Lyon Construction has and will continue to be at Oak Ridge, as the district must give them an opportunity to review areas where GCS proposes to do work. Lyon Construction is not performing the work in question. GCS staff will always be on site with Lyon Construction. |
GCS has not done anything to address indoor air quality concerns at Oak Ridge. |
Since 2005, the district has worked diligently to address air quality and environmental concerns at the school. Click here for an overview of what's been done. |
GCS officials closed Oak Ridge Elementary because they feel it is unsafe.
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The school was closed so that any testing, cleaning or remediation work required can occur without creating major disruptions to students or staff. |
Mold or mildew can cause immune system failure, early puberty, organ failure, death or other illnesses. |
There is no medical evidence to support these claims.
Source: Guilford County Department of Public Health, June 16, 2009 Press Conference |
Public health officials said there isn’t a problem at Oak Ridge Elementary. |
Public health officials have never stated that there is not a problem at the school. They said the symptoms reported by parents and staff were real and indicate a problem with the fresh airflow exchange, not mold.
Source: Guilford County Department of Public Health, June 16, 2009 Press Conference |
No one should go back into Oak Ridge without a HAZMAT suit. |
No health officials or independent consultants have determined that the building is unsafe for individuals to enter at this time.
Source: Minutes from Meeting with GCS, County Health Officials and Contractors to Discuss Findings |
The levels of mold spores found in the building are dangerous for students and/or staff. |
Levels of mold spores have no medical significance. The presence of mold spores does not correlate with any clinical conditions. There are no recognized, accepted standards for too many or too few spore counts in a building or anywhere else.
Source: Guilford County Department of Public Health, June 16, 2009 Press Conference |
State and federal laws require that buildings be closed if mold or mildew is found. |
There are no federal or state regulations that require the closing of a building if mildew or mold is found.
Source: Guilford County Department of Public Health, June 16, 2009 Press Conference |
As a parent, If I decide to submit a transfer request for next year, I can’t change my mind once it’s submitted to Student Assignment. |
If a request to transfer is approved, parents would have the option of declining the transfer and/or transferring back to Oak Ridge since the transfer request is voluntary.
Source: Reassignment/Transfer process posted on GCS Web site |
