DAUFUSKIE ISLAND — Classrooms at Daufuskie Island School have been closed after they were found to be infected with mold, according to a school district news release.

The students have been relocated to the library building near the main building where they will attend classes until the rooms are safe, which should be early next week, the release said.

Mold grew behind the walls of the school after an air conditioning unit apparently leaked. The moisture fed the mold. The highest concentrations were of penicillium/aspergillus types with others, including stachybotrys, appearing in lower amounts, the release said.

The affected walls have been removed and replaced, and the defective air conditioner replaced.
“No one will go back into those classrooms until all the mechanical systems are functioning properly, all the scientific air samplings indicate a safe indoor air quality, and we’ve done a complete anti-microbial scrub-down of the rooms from top to bottom,” said Larry Wilson, district executive director of operations.

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