A special education classroom in the Sequoia Union High School District is still undergoing renovations after a leak caused extensive mold damage earlier this year.

Clean-up efforts have since been completed, but the portable classroom isn’t expected to be back in operation until scheduled repairs are completed before the end of September. The affected classroom is part of the district’s TRACE program, which serves young adults with special needs and is located on a separate campus.

Students returned to school for the start of the fall semester on Aug. 17.

No students were occupying the classroom at the time of the leak, according to Crystal Leach, the associate superintendent of administrative services, who said that it was discovered on the first day of summer school, June 13.

An agenda item from the special Aug. 3 Board meeting says the leak occurred in May and caused students to be relocated, however, Leach called that “misinformation.” Rolando Bonilla, a communications consultant for the district, confirmed the mistake.

During the meeting, the board of trustees approved the $36,000 contract for mold mitigation with the Asbestos Management Group of California.

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