The college’s maintenance crew may need a Pied Piper to resolve the rat problems in the Language Arts Building.

The two-story building at Fresno City College is infested with rats, according to an email from the dean of instruction for humanities to department chairs on Tuesday.

Jennifer Johnson’s email acknowledged that the division was aware of the problem and was taking steps to address it.

She said that the campus and the State Center Community College District have been notified, that they are limited in terms of what they can do at this time because classes are in session.

“In case faculty ask you about rats in [LA], let them know I am aware of it and I am taking steps to resolve the problem,” Johnson said in an email.

Johnson said the buildings cannot be fumigated now, and the only remedy is to set up rat traps around the building.

In a response to the dean’s email, Jean Carroll, English as a second language instructor, suggested that a more immediate action needs to be taken before it becomes a bigger problem.

Carroll’s email listed health risks as well as safety and psychological hazards that can come with the presence of rats. She said, “The faculty is up in arms.”