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Plano ISD is temporarily closing Murphy Middle School to complete environmental remediation improvements.
The school will be closed Oct. 6-10 while work is underway, according to PISD’s website.
The details
Remediation efforts will include:
PISD officials will begin an “alternate learning plan” Oct. 7, and all extracurricular activities will be postponed while work is underway.
Some context
According to PISD, the temporary closure follows two independent air quality assessment studies that were initiated due to community concerns.
Results from the assessments found that areas of the school building are impacted by elevated humidity and changing conditions. Neither study detected black mold in the building, according to PISD’s website.
