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MIDDLETOWN -- School maintenance workers will spend the weekend replacing carpet and spraying fungicide to kill off a minor mold infestation at Moody Elementary School at 300 Country Club Road

Middletown School Facilities Director Kendall Jackson said, starting Friday afternoon, workers will remediate mold found in a corridor that connects two temporary classrooms to the main building.

Jackson said about two weeks ago Moody staff noticed a mildew smell emanating from the connector corridor and contacted the School Facilities Department.

"We discovered some water penetration due to a leak in the roof," Jackson said.

Tests of the school’s air quality showed elevated levels of mold within the corridor, but nowhere else in the building, he said.

"Mold is an allergen that effects a certain percentage of the population more than others, like those with a ragweed allergy," Jackson said. "It’s not a condition you’d want to have grow, but it’s not a major health concern."

Jackson and Moody Principal Claudia Norman said the mold has not contributed to increased absenteeism among students, nor to complaints of illness.

Under the school district’s contract with Resun Leasing Inc. of Bristol, the company has agreed to pay for repairs to the corridor, and workers have already fixed the leaking roof.

On Friday, workers will tear up the corridor’s carpet and spray a fungicide along nearby doors and the roof to kill off the mold.

By Sunday, Jackson said workers will have finished putting down new carpeting.

"We identified the problems, followed up with testing and are taking care of it," he said.

Norman said the work will not interfere with school operations.

"I’m pleased with how quickly they’ve addressed this problem," she said. "I’m very impressed."