350 students at Presbyterian College will need to vacate their dorm rooms for a time, after mold has been found in three of the dormitories. WYFF News 4 reports that College Officials said they are not aware of the mold making anyone sick. News 4 notes that Joy Smith, Vice President of Campus Life and Dean of Students, said “We’ve asked all of them if any of them have suppressed immune systems or a major lung problem, that they know they have to come to us immediately so that we can make some special changes for them.”
Smith told News 4 that the air conditioning systems were unable to keep up with the record rainfall and record humidity this summer. The plan is to clean the affected forms from top to bottom.
Starting Sunday, students on one floor in Georgia Hall, anywhere from 20 to 40 people, will move to another space on campus. On Monday, cleanup will begin on that floor and will last 3 to 5 days. Then crews will move on to another building and floor.
WYFF reports the Mold clean-up process at PC is expected to continue until Christmas break.