BOISE, Idaho – A parent from Boise has publicly voiced her support for a teacher who is currently suing the Boise School District, asserting that her own children may have been exposed to health risks due to mice in a classroom.

Christy Lopez, a mother of five children who have attended schools within the district, including a daughter presently enrolled at West Junior High, expressed her concern upon learning about the conditions within Room 113. Several of her children previously attended family and consumer sciences classes in that room.

“Absolutely disgusted,” Lopez stated. “It makes me sad becuase it’s children that we’re dealing with. Kids that aren’t, you know, maybe even capable of standing up for themselves and coming forward and saying, ‘this is gross.'”

Room 113 is the same classroom where Michelle Chung reports enduring years of rodent issues, including urine, droppings, and deceased mice. She is now pursuing legal action against the district, citing health risks to herself and her students. Both Chung and Lopez claim that the district’s actions have been insufficient to entirely resolve the problem.

During an inspection this past April, a state-licensed inspector, equipped with full protective gear, utilized ultraviolet light to identify urine and droppings on aprons, oven knobs, food containers, and even keyboards.

“I was very concerned,” Lopez said. “so I sent emails to the principal and the vice principal asking what exactly was done to fix the problem before the kids went into the lab.”

Lopez stated that she received information indicating that inspections had been carried out and that a third-party pest control service had deemed the room safe for use. However, when she requested official inspection reports, none were provided.

“I was told that they just-they respectfully declined to debate the situation with me any longer,” she said.

District Response Under Scrutiny

“It’s the fact that, yeah, there’s not been a plan to clean it all out correctly and have records to show that it’s been correctly sanitized.”

Lopez believes that the primary issue is not merely the presence of mice, but rather the district’s handling of the situation.

“It’s the fact that, yeah, there’s not been a plan to clean it all out correctly and have records to show that it’s been correctly sanitized and safe for people to be in that habitat,” she said.

After reviewing the results of the April inspection,Lopez stated that it validated her deepest concerns.

“I would hope that they would shut the building down and clean out the walls and the AC systems,” Lopez said. “I would hope that they would take a look at their cafeteria and the rest of their classrooms and do a full building inspection…because mice don’t stay in one room.”

Lopez is frustrated by the district’s response and is seeking answers. The Boise School District has stated that it has no further comments at this time.