Another wet summer has parents thinking about a familiar problem: mold. Last year, nine school districts in Allegheny, Fayette, and Westmoreland counties delayed the start of school after mold was found in classrooms and other areas.

Jerome Mays never worried about mold at his kid’s school until last year, when he saw districts throughout Western Pennsylvania delaying start dates.

“Mold is a big issue because kids’ lungs are not fully developed,” said parent, Jerome Mays.

Bob Blaylock [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), from Wikimedia Commons

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