Two Class Actions Filed Against County Board of Education for Mold-Related Students' Injuries

BURGAW, N.C. - On Nov. 13 and Nov. 14, two class action complaints were filed against a North Carolina county education board alleging that students at two different schools in the county are suffering from various illnesses caused by exposure to mold.

The two lawsuits concern students at an elementary school [Angela Spearman, et al. v. Pender County Board of Education; and Cora Jones, Principal of South Topsail Elementary School, No. 02-CVS-1029 (N.C. Super. Ct., Pender Cty.)] and a high school [Shari B. Hairr, et al. v. Pender County Board of Education; and Hugh F. McManus, III, Principal of Topsail …