Mold sends Selma’s sixth graders to Knox Elementary as the system opens Aug. 16 in the face of COVID

On hand for Selma City Schools (SCS) Return to Excellence Reopening Plan press conference held Friday, Aug. 6 are from left Jason Munford, principal of the Selma School of Discovery; Cicely Curtis, principal of R. B. Hudson STEAM Academy; SCS School Board member Johnny Moss III; Chimeria Evans, principal of Meadowview Elementary; SCS School Superintendent Dr. Avis Williams; Tamara Nelson, principal of Sophia P. Kingston Elementary; Tamera Carter, principal of Payne Elementary; Stoney Pritchett, principal of Selma High School; and Dr. Margaret M. Jones, principal of Edgewood Elementary. Photo by Fred Guarino.

Selma’s sixth graders will start the school year at Knox Elementary School, Selma City Schools Superintendent Dr. Avis Williams announced Friday.

Williams said at a news conference at Selma High School Media Center that the School of Discovery, which houses all 230 of the city’s sixth graders, has a “mold problem that if occupied could create some health concerns.”

“The school is not closing,” Williams said. “We are moving our scholars and staff to Knox (Elementary). This building will be safe and will assure that we can have a safe reopening. Our facilities project team will continue to review the situation.”

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