Mountain Valley Middle School no longer ‘safe’ for learning [Video]

MEXICO, Maine — RSU 10 Superintendent Deb Alden issued a letter to the school community Tuesday afternoon that the Mountain Valley Middle School is no longer considered a “safe place to work and learn in.”

“After meeting this afternoon with Mark Coleman, the Senior Industrial Hygienist from Sevee & Maher Engineers, regarding the latest air quality testing and follow up in MVMS yesterday, it is apparent that most of the building is no longer a healthy place to work and learn in,” the letter said.

Alden said a few areas of the school are being further reviewed by Coleman for possible utilization, but the school will not be used for students in the meantime.

“Over the next three days, Oct. 9-11, there will be no school for MVMS …