Pine Bush Elementary School
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Pine Bush Elementary School
is one of four operated by the Pine Bush Central School District
in Orange County
, New York
, USA. It is located a short distance off NY 302
on Ulsterville Road south of Pine Bush
, not far from Pine Bush High School
.
It educates children in kindergarten
through fifth grade
from not only Pine Bush but Thompson Ridge
, Bullville
, Circleville
and the adjoining portions of Sullivan
and Ulster
counties. Along with E. J. Russell
, the school has sent teams to the international Odyssey of the Mind
finals.
Completed in 1991 http://www.americasschoolhouse.com/designbook/thomasgroup/pinebush/pinebush1.htm, PBE was constructed on land which is considered by locals to be swampy ground, and has regularly experienced indoor air quality problems of mysterious origin. Over the years, numerous parents and teachers have accused the facility of suffering from sick building syndrome
.
During most of 2006/07 school year, the kindergarten wing at PBE was evacuated due to deadly stachybotrys black mold, while these classrooms underwent total interior renovation. After work was completed, the kindergarten wing was declared safe and re-opened in Sept. 2007. However, parents continue to complain that their children have been getting sick frequently, for extended periods, suffering symptoms consistent with toxic mold poisoning. In late 2007, parents launched a website, fungusbusters.org, dedicated to exposing the school's 17-year history of indoor air quality health problems, scanning and posting stacks of hard-to-find public records detailing this issue.
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
is one of four operated by the Pine Bush Central School District
Pine Bush Central School District
The Pine Bush Central School District is in Pine Bush, New York, United States, and spans all of the Town of Crawford and includes part of six other townships in Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster counties. The student enrollment for the district is over 6,200. The district was established in 1938...
in Orange County
Orange County, New York
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA. It is located a short distance off NY 302
New York State Route 302
New York State Route 302 is a state highway in northern Orange County, New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 17M north of the city of Middletown...
on Ulsterville Road south of Pine Bush
Pine Bush, New York
Pine Bush is a hamlet located in the Town of Crawford, and Shawangunk, New York, in Orange/Ulster Counties, New York, U.S., roughly coterminous with the 12566 ZIP code and 744 telephone exchange in the 845 area code Pine Bush is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of...
, not far from Pine Bush High School
Pine Bush High School
Pine Bush High School is the central high school for the Pine Bush Central School District, located on NY 302 in the hamlet of Pine Bush, New York. Drawing over 2,000 students from northwestern Orange County and the adjacent portions of Sullivan and Ulster counties.The school no longer offers the...
.
It educates children in kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
through fifth grade
Fifth grade
Fifth grade is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. The fifth grade is the fifth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 10 – 11 years old, and are preteens...
from not only Pine Bush but Thompson Ridge
Thompson Ridge, New York
Thompson Ridge, New York is a hamlet in the Town of Crawford, part of Orange County, New York, USA. It has the ZIP Code 10985, and is located along NY 302 south of Pine Bush, Crawford's main population center....
, Bullville
Bullville, New York
Bullville, New York is a hamlet in the Town of Crawford in Orange County, New York, USA. It is located at the junction of routes NY-17K and NY-302.Bullville was one of the original four important settlements in the Town of Crawford....
, Circleville
Circleville, New York
Circleville, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Wallkill, part of Orange County, New York, USA. It is located on NY 302 around the junction with the old Goshen Turnpike , a short distance north of NY 17 and two miles south of Bullville...
and the adjoining portions of Sullivan
Sullivan County, New York
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,547. The county seat is Monticello. The name is in honor of Major General John Sullivan, who was a hero in the American Revolutionary War...
and Ulster
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
counties. Along with E. J. Russell
E. J. Russell Elementary School
E.J. Russell Elementary School is one of four operated by the Pine Bush Central School District. It is located on Holland Avenue in a residential neighborhood of the hamlet of Pine Bush....
, the school has sent teams to the international Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind, often called OM , is a creative problem-solving competition involving students from kindergarten through college. Team members work together at length to solve a predefined problem ; and present their solution to the problem at a competition...
finals.
Completed in 1991 http://www.americasschoolhouse.com/designbook/thomasgroup/pinebush/pinebush1.htm, PBE was constructed on land which is considered by locals to be swampy ground, and has regularly experienced indoor air quality problems of mysterious origin. Over the years, numerous parents and teachers have accused the facility of suffering from sick building syndrome
Sick building syndrome
Sick building syndrome is a combination of ailments associated with an individual's place of work or residence. A 1984 World Health Organization report into the syndrome suggested up to 30% of new and remodeled buildings worldwide may be linked to symptoms of SBS...
.
During most of 2006/07 school year, the kindergarten wing at PBE was evacuated due to deadly stachybotrys black mold, while these classrooms underwent total interior renovation. After work was completed, the kindergarten wing was declared safe and re-opened in Sept. 2007. However, parents continue to complain that their children have been getting sick frequently, for extended periods, suffering symptoms consistent with toxic mold poisoning. In late 2007, parents launched a website, fungusbusters.org, dedicated to exposing the school's 17-year history of indoor air quality health problems, scanning and posting stacks of hard-to-find public records detailing this issue.