13 Apr 2021

Ministry of Education on toxic mould at Hutt Valley High School

From Morning Report, 7:13 am on 13 April 2021

Hundreds of senior students from one of Wellington's biggest high schools are being forced to study from home because their classrooms are riddled with toxic mould.

The principal of Hutt Valley High School's is blaming the Ministry of Education saying officials have known about the problems for years and failed to act.

Scott Evans, the Ministry of Education's head of property delivery and infrastructure services, spoke to Susie Ferguson.