Massena School District cited for asbestos violation

Massena Central School District cited for asbestos violation.

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NEWS UPDATE:

This information has been reported in the Watertown Daily Times. Late last year, the state Department of Labor cited the Massena School District for illegally removing asbestos from the loading dock and a nearby crawl space at Jefferson Elementary.

Former district Building and Grounds Superintendent Ben G. Gladding pleaded guilty Feb. 23 to two federal charges related to the presence and removal of asbestos from district buildings, including Jefferson Elementary. He is awaiting a July 11 sentencing.

Before the start of the school year, the district completed a nearly $4 million cleanup of asbestos from Jefferson Elementary and lead from a former shooting range below the high school gymnasium.

"That means that asbestos was removed through proper Department of Labor protocols from Jefferson Elementary," Mr. Huntley said Friday. "In my opinion, the school is absolutely safe and it has been safe."

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