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A former school board member says mold has been growing in schools for years.

Officials with Alamance-Burlington Schools announced that mold was found in a fifth school just one week before the new academic year starts.

One of the two elementary schools where mold was found has been cleared for use, but mold now also has been found in two more schools, the Alamance-Burlington School System

This comes after ABSS had already been working on mold remediation inside of Andrews and Newlin Elementary schools, costing them over $1.2 million dollars.

The ABSS Board of Education plans to discuss the possibility of getting an outside firm to conduct indoor air quality testing and reevaluate roofing systems.

Here's the latest mold update for Newlin and Andrews Elementary in Alamance County.

The Alamance-Burlington School System will spend a total of more than $1.2 million to clean up mold in two schools and repair the heating and air systems responsible for it.

Mold has been found in both Newlin and Andrews Elementary Schools. ABSS has hired companies for inspection and cleanup. Cleanup has begun at one of those schools.

ABSS school officials say they found mold in two elementary schools; parents are reacting.

Mold found at a Newlin Elementary, the second ABSS school dealing with the issue.