Forcing it to close. This problem has gone on way too long and somebody new about it and it was just pushed under the rug. Reporter the district then made the sweeping move of closing all schools for the rest of of the week as a pro caution. Im just like really disappointed that, you know, it has come to this. Because we had so much planned this week. We had our spirit week. Our homecoming game. Reporter some parents grilled the districts director of plan operation who said they have an outdated airconditioning system. Did you personally report that information to any member of the board . Not that i recall. Reporter director says he told some School Officials and had the Health Department check things out three times but one board member said they were in the dark early on. We new nothing. This board absolutely new nothing. Reporter there was more love in the room for the air Quality Task Force formed by unions made up of teachers and support staff. Our children are just as important
Wildfires ripping through california. And smashing pumpkin. No not the band, this is vandalism and people in one town arent happy. Now fox 29 news at 10 00. Schools is out for kids in one local town of the problem is mold. A very Serious Health concern for students and their teachers. Thank you for joining us at 10 00i lucy noland. Im iain page. Ton night parents have had it and they unloaded on School Officials in Monroe Township. Fox 29s dave kinchen live in williamstown tonight. Dave, the gloves are really off tonight for parents. They went off. Reporter yeah, they did. I can tell you the parents actually cheered a group of parents and other school members, teachers that got together to investigate this issue themselves. But when it came to the school board itself, well, it wasnt too kind. We dont have a damn bit of information that these kids are safe. Reporter parents calling out Monroe Township School Board Members in an emergency meeting at the Williamstown High School theater o
Week. Parents have to do something with the kid. Lets get tout Sabina Kuriakose with what is happening, sabina reporter parents are very, very upset by all of this and they made that known in an emergency meeting yesterday. We were at that meeting. Heres video, you can see, it was standing room only, parents angry, upset, demanding accountability from the school board, and now parents were going head to head with school and Public Health officials, wanting to know what the district knew about the mold issue and when they knew it. Last week holy glenn elementary one of the four Elementary Schools in the district was closed after officials detect mold prompting Serious Health concerns for the kid. Ths problem has gone on way too long and somebody knew about it and it was just forced under the rug. This board absolutely knew nothing. I want to thank task force built from the bottom up because it is clear to me that the top doesnt care. Reporter thinks an image of the mold found inside hol
Township on clemons road at durrstein. Watch through there. Minor delays for septa, norristown train 6212 running about 12 minutes late now. Amtrak, patco, and new Jersey Transit on time. New details about a Temple University student shot and killed by police while celebrating her birthday in miami. We have new video that we do want to warn you about. It might be hard to watch. It shows what happened the moments before the shooting that police say gave them no choice but to open fire. Pamela osborne has more from Temple Universitys campus and students dealing with yet another tragedy this school year. Reporter as you said, this was supposed to be a celebration for carrie ann hythan. But life came to a dramatic end. We want to warn you, the video youre about to see is graphic. [ gunshots ] no reporter that was the moment that police opened fire on the 22yearold maryland native on a crowded street. The incident started when she ran a red light, hit a car, sped from the scene hitting anot
Construction from the overnight picked up and gone. One accident south on the extension, it is approaching lansdale, so leaving quakertown be ready to hit the brakes but buses, trains, trolleys running with no delays, karen and thomas back to you. 5 01. Developing a School District off for columbus day, fall break at all, no school for the entire week in south jersey. It was just because of mold, the classes were cancelled in Monroe Township. Lets get tout Sabina Kuriakose with what we know, sabina. Reporter good morning, karen. School district had an emergency meeting yesterday to inform members of the public about exactly what is going on and it was fiery, we had video because we were there yesterday, lets take a look, completely packed, standing room only as parents angry, upset demanding accountability from members of the school board. It was a packed high school auditorium, parents going head to toe with school and Public Health officials wanting to know what the district knew abo