The Homer-Center School Board discussed the air quality in the high school library during their meeting last night.
Announcements on the district’s facebook page highlighted that there were several books in the library that had some significant age damage to them. Coupling that with the wet weather we’ve had this summer, the district started pro-active remediation by cleaning the books that need to be cleaned, destroying books that are beyond restoration and then cleaning the air in the library. Facilities supervisor Ed Sutter said that as soon as the librarian noticed the damage, the district called in Bactronix mold remediation to lead the cleanup efforts. Many of the books that contained the damage were books that were from the Laura-Lamar era of the school. Sutter said that this was done out of an abundance of caution, and the Library will reopen for normal business today.
In other business, district parent Rob Clark spoke during public comment about a book that his seventh-grade child brought home as part of an assignment that contained several curse words and talk of sex, and he felt it was inappropriate for kids to read that material as part of class. Board member Justin Smyers said later in the meeting that they are aware of the incident, and they hope to adopt a policy concerning books with mature language in the future.
