“How bad the smell was clinging to her body when she came home, I don’t feel like they took appropriate measures to clean it,” one parent said
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- A sulfur-like smell disrupted academic hours at a South Florida middle school, reportedly causing teachers and students to feel ill
- School officials revealed the source of the smell and said the odor caused no harm
- Still, many parents are disgruntled, with one dad saying his daughter came home nauseous and with a rash on her leg
Parents at a South Florida middle school are disgruntled after a sulfur-like smell disrupted academic hours and even sent some kids home with symptoms, per local news reports.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, March 25, at Hidden Oaks Middle School in Palm City, Fla., when an “unpleasant odor… lingered into some buildings,” according to an initial alert to the school community. At the time, school officials said the smell came from a “non-toxic spray” used by maintenance crews conducting a routine roof cleaning, according to the alert.
However, later in the day, the school’s principal, Christopher Forte, revealed that the smell actually emanated from a portable restroom “that is part of an ongoing roofing project.”…