The parents of some Plantation Elementary School students who believe they could have health effects from exposure to a potentially harmful mold on campus have filed suit.

A Lafayette law firm is working with those parents to establish a class-action lawsuit for Plantation Elementary students.

Attorney Clayton Burgess confirmed recently that he is representing three of the students. Burgess said a certified class for the students could mean compensation for medical expenses and medical monitoring.

"If this is not done, a large number of children will be left out entirely or won't have any money for future medical needs," Burgess said.

The attorney for the school system, Lane Roy, did not return calls for comment. Burgess said the school system has filed an extension to answer the suit. Once the schools answers, Burgess said attorneys would move forward with taking depositions and discovery.

The petition for class-action status lists Linda Villagomez and her daughter, Anita, a Plantation student, and "all similarly situated Lafayette Parish residents whose children attended Plantation Elementary School."

Questions about whether the school could have potentially harmful mold began in December when parents Jeannie and Barry Philliber said their son tested positive for a toxin caused by mold.

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