Students at a Barrio Logan school that serves exclusively homeless youth are attending classes at two other schools while their campus is tested for mold.
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The Monarch School, which has around 170 students, was notified of possible mold concerns late Thursday. It closed Friday before arranging other locations, the San Diego County Office of Education said in a statement.
The county office runs the school in collaboration with the Monarch School Project.
This week, students in kindergarten through fifth grade are attending nearby Perkins K-8, while older students are at the South County Regional Education Center in National City. Families also had the option of independent study this week.
Spokesperson Samantha Womack said the county office is still awaiting test results from the Monarch School Project to learn if mold is confirmed on campus. When students return will depend on test results and the time needed for any remediation.
Monarch wrote on its Facebook page that students had been moved out of an abundance of caution.
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“Over the weekend, Monarch School Project and San Diego County Office of Education leadership and staff worked alongside community partners to ensure learning and essential supports could continue with as little disruption as possible,” they wrote.
Monarch is not the only school in the county that has dealt with mold concerns since the new school year began.
In Poway Unified School District, the issue forced Del Sur Elementary students to begin the year at nearby Stone Ranch Elementary while mold was remediated at their usual school.
Black Mountain Middle School in Rancho Peñasquitos also dealt with mold before the start of the year, but no students had to be moved, officials said.
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