Tag Archives: Bradford County School District

A Starke elementary school teacher has been suspended with pay from Southside Elementary School, 823 Stansbury St.,  following an investigation into allegations that she physically abused a 6-year-old student with a mental disability.

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Former Bradford Union Technical Center teacher Juliana Moore believes the school's mold is to blame for her health issues. Her claims, as well as a document trail, may point to a larger issue than Starke Elementary's August mold problem.

Workers at Starke Elementary School help to insure the building will be safe for students by March 18, 2014. The school was closed Aug. 23 due to mold, and students were relocated to nearby schools.

Starke Elementary School will reopen March 18th, according to a Bradford County School District press release. The school was closed Aug. 23 after a building health report determined there was a mold problem. Students resumed classes at alternate locations on Sept. 3.

Recycled cardboard boxes have replaced fidgety schoolchildren for now in kindergarten classroom 203 at the vacant Starke Elementary School.

Starke Elementary will re-open Sept. 3, once mold issues are solved. In the meantime students who attend the school will be relocated to nearby area schools.

Starke Elementary School will be closed on Friday, Aug. 23 because of mold. Students will return to classes at alternate schools on Sept. 3.