When Broward school officials were persuading the public in 2014 to approve an $800 million school renovation program, they often showed photos of moldy, decaying buildings and vowed a bond referendum would make a difference.
Indoor air quality would improve, officials said, as leaky roofs and faulty air conditioners were replaced.
But seven years later, mold remains a major problem, inspection reports show, even in schools where work has been completed. Many others are still waiting for promised repairs, with only about two dozen of 200 major projects complete. This week, the district told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that the renovation program was never intended to focus on mold remediation.
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