Whistleblower raises concerns about mold, safety issues at Monessen schools ahead of students' return

A whistleblower is sounding the alarm one week before Monessen City middle and high school students are set to return to class after learning remotely for the first eight weeks of school.Monessen City School District announced it will welcome students back on Nov. 16. The middle-high school building was shut down at the beginning of the school year due to mold.A former employee at the district talked exclusively with KDKA Investigates, sharing documents and video from inside the school that he said reveal a problem that's been plaguing the school for more than 20 years."I've said it to them many times that these buildings should be condemned. Kids should not be in any of them," said Ed Szmed, the former supervisor of buildings and grounds at Monessen City School District.Szmed took video inside the middle-high school and elementary school on Oct. 20 and 21, exposing the state of the buildings.School shut down after fungal growth found on building materialsIn August, the district shut d