For the second straight day, there was no school for Lakewood Elementary School Students.
On Tuesday, the school tested positive for elevated levels of carbon monoxide, and contractors found a dead owl in the ventilation system.
Fifty students complained they didn’t feel well.
But later in the day, DISD spokesperson Andre Riley said the air quality was good, and school would be in session Wednesday.
That was what parents said they heard Tuesday night, and early Wednesday morning.
“We have been getting emails and phone calls since last night, until literally walking up the street saying school was open,” said parent Michelle Davit.
When parents arrived, they were told school was closed.
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Riley said they had a new problem. While all of the classrooms were fine, carbon monoxide was detected in the boiler room.
“In that particular room where the boiler is located those carbon monoxide levels are rising when the boiler is active,” said Riley.
So school is closed while the boiler is repaired. But some parents are extremely frustrated.
“Our children’s safety is of the utmost importance, and children are a gift, and it's a shame that our kids could be in a potentially unsafe environment,” said parent Jeremy Harman.
Some fathers got together and paid for carbon monoxide detectors because they want one in every single classroom. They are not required by law.
“Whether they let me install them inside the school, or put them around my kids neck, one way or another there are CO detectors going inside the school before my kids go back,” said parent Russell McMillan.
NBC 5 asked the district about this, and they replied with a statement, explaining their plan to put a carbon monoxide detector in the boiler room.
The following is a statement from the Dallas Independent School District regarding Lakewood Elementary School.
“We share the desire with parents at Lakewood Elementary for a healthy and safe school environment. Dallas ISD will be adding, as quickly as possible, a carbon monoxide monitor in the boiler room. This professional-grade monitor will be tied into the school’s alarm system, providing a direct notification if carbon monoxide levels rise to an unsafe level.
The district is also strongly considering adding similar monitors at all other Dallas ISD schools and tying them into the respective schools’ alarm system. This effort is in the preliminary stages and has not been finalized.
We sincerely appreciate the willingness of parents to assist with the donation of carbon monoxide monitors at Lakewood.”
