The school department seems to have the same problem we all do: not enough money and too many places to spend it. It is all a matter of prioritizing. Dr. Latham voiced her support and satisfaction with the job Mike Donovan is doing with the overall maintenance of the school system.
The problems range from the extensive renovations being done at Classical due to the swampy foundation to air quality issues at Pickering. The various projects ongoing at Classical are slated to be completed by the start of school but the assurance of that was not all that confident due to the contractor's late start,
The air quality issues at Pickering are common to all the schools built doing that era - poor ventilation causing a buildup of CO2 due to the air tightness of the construction. Making matters worse is the fact that the exhaust fans are often turned off by teachers or other personnel because they are too noisy. I guess that means some people are choosing listening over breathing.
Every school in the system has problems unique to it but all share in a fiscal impediment to any solutions. We have to find away to address these problems somehow because not only are they not going away by ignoring them, they are going to get worse.
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