WEST FRANKFORT (WSIL) -- Students in West Frankfort are going to have to wait a little longer before returning to the classroom due to mold growth.
Frankfort CUSD #168 was originally scheduled to have staff return on Tuesday, August 11 with students returning on August 14.
Superintendent Matt Donkin says moisture and colling issues led to the mold growth in several classrooms of Frankfort Community High School.
The district has called in consultants and are contracting a firm to take care of the issue and conduct testing to make sure the rooms are ready for students.
Students are now tentatively scheduled to have remote learning Tuesday, August 18-21, and return for in-person learning on Monday, August 24.
The District says it will have more details in the next few days on the make-up of that first day of school and the general schedule that will follow as it monitors its facilities and the impact of COVID-19.
