Mold found in Willow Ridge Elementary School [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Willow Ridge Elementary School sent an email to families on Thursday alerting them of traces of mold found in the building. 

Sweet Home School District Superintendent Michael Ginestre said that they have crews inside the building working around the clock. They are cleaning the entire building and pumping excess water out of a crawlspace.

“By the time we are all said in done, it will have had a top-to-bottom cleaning three times this summer, and with all the air purification going on in the building as well,” Ginestre said.

They have partnered with a company called Stohl Environmental to test the air quality in the building and to supervise cleaning efforts. They are not planning on reopening the school until those levels are safe for everyone in the …