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Finding F5

Finding F5

Physical conditions in Special Day Class facilities, including the presence of mold at multiple identified sites, pose health and safety risks to students with disabilities and school staff. Students and staff remained in mold-affected classrooms for extended periods of time before relocation.

Jury report: 2025-2026 The Siskiyou County Office of Education and the Siskiyou County Board of Education Fails Its Most Vulnerable Students · PDF page 11

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Siskiyou County Office of Education and Siskiyou County Superintendent of Schools

Wholly disagrees. Respondents say pictured marks are water stains, describe December 2025 and June 2026 professional inspections and lower indoor spore counts, and deny mold-related prolonged exposure.

Read official response · PDF page 8

Pages 8–10 identify a site, inspection dates, comparative samples, photographs (22–24), two corrected deficiencies and landlord-owned drainage. This is a traceable rebuttal to the alleged risk and delay, not independent proof that all sites were mold-free; full inspection reports are described rather than reproduced.

This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.

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