Angry parents want to know why the Dallas Independent School District kept Sarah Zumwalt Middle School open despite mold problems.
The mold was found months ago, but district officials say they tried to fix it until they realized how much renovation was really needed.
Now, more than 400 Zumwalt students will attend classes at A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School when the spring semester begins in January.
Concerned parents say they've seen their kids with symptoms like allergies and asthma and are worried it's because of the mold. Those parents met one-on-one with the principal and district officials Monday to ask what took so long to make the move.
"I really do think they should have told us a long, long time ago. They waited until the last minute," said parent Clarinda Rogers McNealy.
"My daughter always has pains and all that stuff from school, so I'm trying to see why it's taking them too long to do something about it," said parent Crystal Diles.
Zumwalt was built back in 1958.
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Dallas ISD is now going to speed up plans for nearly $6 million in renovations at the middle school to fix the mold problem.
