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February 5, 2008

Leak, mold affecting N. Kingstown High auditorium

NORTH KINGSTOWN -- Workers at the high school are watching a leak and mold problem in the auditorium, which was closed Friday, Monday and part of today.

School officials discovered “a couple of wet spots” after touring the building with an insurance agent, said Ned Draper, administrative services director.

A crew cleaned the area and a contractor opened a wall near the hall entrance and found mold, Draper said. Some sheetrock and carpeting was removed and the area is “being dried out,” he said.

The auditorium was scheduled to reopen this afternoon, said Principal Gerald Foley.

But part of a wall near the entrance will remain open so that workers can determine how water is entering the space.

An air quality test done today revealed no danger to students. “The space was always safe,” Draper said.

The auditorium, which includes a large stage, is used by music and theater students and for school plays, assemblies and town and school board meetings.

-- Journal staff writer Paul Davis

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