Thursday, January 25, 2006:
School Mold Cleanup Leads To Fraud
Arrest
by Michael P. Mayko, Connecticut Post
A federal grand jury indicted a convicted felon for defrauding school districts in
Easton, Bristol and Manchester on mold remediation work he performed. The indictment accuses Ronald Schongar, 59, of Clifton Park, N.Y., of committing three counts of mail fraud and two counts of wire fraud by misrepresenting the qualifications of the product he used.[MORE]
May 2005:
In February 2004 the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) request from the Easton Health Director on behalf of employees at Samuel Staples Elementary School in Easton, Connecticut. Concerns included health effects related to possible microbial contamination and poor indoor environmental quality.
Summary of the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
HETA # 2004-0138-2967
Samuel Staples Elementary School, Easton, Connecticut
Sandra K. White, M.S., Jean M. Cox-Ganser, Ph.D.
The complete NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report for Staples School, Easton CT is available here in pdf format.
July 22, 2004:
Investigators Arrest Microb Phase President
Bill Bittar, Associate Editor, Fairfield Minuteman
In May of 2001, New York state troopers arrested Ronald Schongar of Clifton Park for allegedly stealing identities to run up more than $10,000 in credit card bills. He was also was charged with mail fraud, wire fraud and violations of the Federal Fungicide Insecticide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). [MORE]
January 22, 2004:
Criminal probe of Microb Phase goes beyond Easton
Bill Bittar, Associate Editor, Fairfield Minuteman
Samuel Staples Elementary School's old building has suffered from roof leaks and mold growth for a number of years. But educators had been comforted by the fact that the company, Microb Phase Laboratories, sprayed the entire facility with a mold-killing agent, protecting the health of children, teachers and administrators - or so they thought. [MORE]
January 28, 2003:
School's Mold Spray Program Under Criminal Investigation
Beyond Pesticides
A criminal investigation is looking at the company and the pesticide used to spray the Samuel Staples Elementary School in Easton, CT in an attempt to control its mold problem, according to a January 22 article in the Fairfield Minuteman. The school hired Microb Phase Laboratories, which claimed to have extensively used a product called Microb Shield for the past three years. Yet according to the article, federal and local law enforcement officials stated that the company was not licensed to spray the product and its manufacturer, AEGIS Environmental, stated that it has never sold the product to Microb Phase.[MORE]
Fairfield Schools
School Green Clean Recognition Program
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Wednesday, May 11, 2005:
Leslie Reigns as Queen for a Day
by Erin Lynch elynch@bcnnew.com
Charlotte Leslie, a longtime advocate for Fairfield's youth, received the Deanna O. Kiernan Award from the Fairfield PTA Council Monday night. The Deanna O. Kiernan Award is given annually to an individual who has made a significant contribution to further Fairfield public education. This award is given in memory of Deanna O. Kiernan, a former PTA Council president who, according to a PTA Council press release, "worked tirelessly to promote public education, [the] PTA and its objectives." [MORE]
Ridgefield Schools
School Green Clean Recognition Program
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Stratford Schools
School Green Clean Recognition Program
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