"PCB levels shut Lexington school; Parents want assurances before building reopens" by Katrina Ballard, Globe Correspondent | September 3, 2010
Construction crews and consultants returned to Joseph Estabrook Elementary School in Lexington yesterday to blow fresh air into the building after finding higher than expected levels of toxic chemicals earlier this week....
Tests last spring found that the school had unsafe levels of the chemical in the caulking. A cleanup was supposed to be completed before school started Tuesday, but as classes resumed for the year, the Lexington Health Division measured even higher unsafe levels of PCBs in some rooms, said Pat Goddard, the schools’ director of public facilities. Angela Gharabegian, who has daughters at Estabrook in first and third grades, said at the Wednesday meeting that she no longer trusts Superintendent Paul Ash’s judgment because he allowed students to enter the contaminated building when school started....
Yup, just LOOKING OUT for the KIDS, right?
Ash said he did not close school because a representative of the Environmental Protection Agency for New England, Kim Tisa, said that if the levels of PCBs are above certain “screening’’ numbers, the building should be examined but not necessarily closed....
This is the SAME EPA looking to slap a CARBON TAX on you over a lie!!
Yeah, even the EPA doesn't give a s*** about your kids.
Related: Obama's EPA
And you thought it would be better than Bush.
Also see: A project for Bush: Clean energy
Then why did he get such a bad rap as an oilman, huh?
Ash said that if he decided to keep the school open, children currently attending Estabrook would have to continue their education there because the district is already tight on space....
You now, I noticed we ALWAYS HAVE enough MONEY and SPACE for WARS, Wall Street, and Israel!
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What you notice most in the agenda-pushing, one-sided Boston Globe articles is that PARENTS COULD CARE LESS about the health of their kids here!
"High PCB levels force Lexington school to close doors; Field trips slated as town awaits test results" by Katrina Ballard, Globe Correspondent | September 4, 2010
Students will not attend classes at the Joseph Estabrook elementary school in Lexington next week while officials deal with potentially unsafe levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in the building.
Related: Massachusetts' BPA
School will be canceled on Tuesday, following the Labor Day holiday, Superintendent Paul Ash said yesterday. Students will attend educational field trips on Wednesday and Friday.
I'm sure that will make the kids happy.
The school will be closed Thursday for Rosh Hashana....
That is to be expected in our Zionist-dominated and brainwashed society.
PCBs are believed to harm the immune and reproductive systems. Studies have linked them to cancer, according to the EPA.
But send the kids into the school anyway, EPA!
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And look what NEVER APPEARED in my PRINTED PAPER!
"High PCB levels may force temporary move of Lexington pupils" by Katrina Ballard, Globe Correspondent | September 8, 2010
LEXINGTON — Parents at Joseph Estabrook Elementary School were told last night that they may have to send their children to one of seven other buildings or even a private space if tests show a toxic chemical found at the school has not been brought below acceptable levels.
I wouldn't send my kid in there now no matter what they said. Like government would ever tell the truth!
At a School Committee meeting last night, Superintendent Paul Ash said administrators have established four options to redistribute Estabrook pupils if levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, remain above Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.
NOT CONDUCIVE to the LEARNING ENVIRONMENT!
The options include moving all 455 pupils and staff to the Lexington High School field house, sending them to other schools by grade level, sharing one other elementary school in double sessions, or finding an as-yet-to determined private space....
And HOW MUCH is this going to COST TAXPAYERS?
Ash added that he did not know how much each option for redistributing the schoolchildren would cost, and he acknowledged that there are some problems with all of the alternatives.
“There are a lot of awful things that could happen when trying to cram 455 kids into overcapacity buildings,’’ Ash said.
Wouldn't that VIOLATE FIRE CODES and the like?
Btw, how does the FOOTBALL TEAM LOOK this year?
Parents at last night’s meeting, however, said they appreciated the school administration’s efforts to devise a contingency plan in case the tests come back at unacceptable levels....
How much did you pay for this PoS school, Lexington?
Related: Maligned for decades, City Hall Plaza to get EPA-aided makeover
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I wonder if they TEACH KIDS that GOVERNMENT SERVES SPECIAL INTERESTS and NOT THEM in school.
Of course, having gone through it myself I know they TEACH that GOVERNMENT is the SAVIOR and SOLVER of ALL PROBLEMS!
In short, kids, you EJERKASHUN is a LIE!
"With PCB levels down, Lexington school to open Monday" by Sara Brown and Katrina Ballard, Globe Correspondents | September 11, 2010
LEXINGTON — Classes will resume Monday at the Joseph Estabrook Elementary School after officials decided yesterday that polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, found in the building have been reduced to a safe level.
The unanimous decision came as results from tests on 18 air samples showed that levels of the toxic chemical “have improved substantially,’’ said Superintendent Paul Ash in a memo last night to Estabrook parents. He said flushing air into the school and modifying ventilation systems were responsible for the improvement....
And what happens when the thing is sealed-up for winter?
According to Ash’s memo, the school will take precautions when it opens Monday, including additional air tests to ensure that PCB levels continue to decline. Additional ventilation will also be added to the four kindergarten classrooms to reduce levels to EPA-recommended targets, with a backup option of shifting those classes to the Central Administration office....
Parents at the meeting applauded the school administration and staff....
Would you feel safe and secure sending your kid there?
Do YOU TRUST GOVERNMENT, parents of AmeriKa?
