Recommendation R5
Siskiyou County Office of Education should hire mold inspection professionals to conduct a facility inspection of all Special Day Class classrooms within 60 days of this report's publication, remediate all identified mold and safety hazards, and provide written confirmation of completed remediation to the Siskiyou County Board of Education prior to the start of the next 2026/27 school year. Remediation at one site has been deferred; the Grand Jury urges confirmation that remediation is completed before the start of the next school year.
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
Permanent linkOfficial response
Siskiyou County Office of Education and Siskiyou County Superintendent of Schools
Agency plans to implementSays implemented and will be completed within 120 days; all 2026–2027 classrooms are being scheduled for professional inspection, with remediation limited to hazards within SCOE’s control.
Read official response · PDF page 9Pages 9–10 describe work still being scheduled and conditional correction, so this is not full completion despite the opening label. No verified start anchor for 120 days is available in this undated response; do not calculate a calendar deadline or assume pre-school-year completion. Board confirmation is not clearly committed, and landlord drainage remains outside claimed authority.
- Arrange professional inspections of classrooms used for 2026–2027 and address hazards within SCOE’s control. Owner: Siskiyou County Office of Education and Siskiyou County Superintendent of Schools. Timing: Within 120 days; starting date not established by the supplied undated response..
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.