Is Your School District Planning Asbestos Abatement in Your District?

A parents group in Washington School District in Fairfield, IA, had an important question for the local school board—what’s the difference between a 99 percent guarantee and a 100 percent guarantee?

At a meeting regarding renovations at Stewart Elementary School in Fairfield, the Superintendent was asked about the district’s plan to begin the renovation project, which included asbestos abatement from the building’s kitchen and storage areas, several weeks before the 2006-2007 school year ended.

In responding to questions and concerns by concerned parents, the District Superintendent assured parents that “the students were 99 percent safe” if the abatement project was commenced before the end of the school year, despite a parent’s concern that the children would nonetheless be exposed to dust as the school’s cafeteria also doubles as the school gym.

In addition to the student population, the teachers and staff of the school would be at risk.

Asbestos is present in many older school buildings, and those who work in these older buildings are also at risk.

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