Tuscaloosa County elementary school updating lunchroom after mold found [Video]

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Englewood Elementary School’s lunchroom seating area is being renovated after mold was found.

EES students ate lunch in their classrooms on the first and second day of school. The Tuscaloosa County School System notified parents Wednesday of the temporary solution in response to the mold.

“The moisture issues we are experiencing are contained to the seating area of the lunchroom,” said Tuscaloosa County Schools Director of Public Relations Terri Brewer. “That portion of the school has a completely separate HVAC system.”

Some parents did not realize the lunchroom situation was happening until after their children came home from school. Patrice Felton’s son is a fourth grader at EES.

She received the email, but said she didn’t realize Tuscaloosa County Schools sent out the notification because she was busy making sure here children were ready for their first day of school. Felton said it was not until her son came home …