Clapper, Patti, Schweizer and Mason

Thousands of schools across the United States still contain potentially lethal asbestos yet the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that school districts keep that asbestos where it is if it is found to be intact and in good condition or fully encapsulated.    Is the government really doing enough to keep our students safe?
Asbestos is a [...]

Between the 1940s and 1970s, asbestos-containing products were commonly used in the construction of new buildings, including schools and school buildings.  School buildings built during this time period could contain asbestos-containing materials including, but not limited to, insulation, pipe wrapping, ceiling tiles, floor tiles, fire proofings, roof shingles, and drywall.  In addition, these schools may [...]

Due to the outcry of parents, another school, Leonia in Northern New Jersey, has decided to postpone any construction that would involve the removal of asbestos until school is dismissed for the summer.  Parents expressed concern over the health of their children, not wanting them to be at any risk of later developing mesothelioma or [...]

Asbestos abatement work scheduled to begin this week at Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin has been postponed until students are released on summer recess.  Parents were expressing concern that construction involving the removal of asbestos could cause a potential threat of exposure which could later lead to students developing mesothelioma and other asbestos related [...]

The news is constantly reporting of schools needing to close off sections, certain buildings, or an entire campus due to threat of exposure to asbestos and wanting to prevent any risk of later development of mesothelioma.
Many schools were built during the time when asbestos was commonly added to many construction products.  In the United States, [...]

As the new school year begins, the issue of discovering asbestos in buildings constructed before 1980 continues to hamper normal operations here in the United States as well as worldwide. 
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was widely used in many building materials because of its exceptional heat, fire and erosion resistant properties and easy, [...]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created regulations in accordance with Asbestos Hazardous Emergency Response Act (AHERA) for maintenance, repair, demolition or renovation in any building that may contain asbestos containing materials (ACMs).  
 
Schools, public and private elementary and high, have their own set of environmental and federal regulations they are expected to comply with, including [...]

Caningeraba State School in Australia removed asbestos without giving any warning to parents or students and without taking mandated safety precautions.  Simon Smith, whose daughter attends the city school, noticed that Qbuild workers were removing bag racks from the school and suspected they contained asbestos even though there were no warnings posted or notification given [...]

After asbestos was discovered, Cesar Chavez Central, a charter school in Colorado Springs, will close down and not reopen.  The cost of asbestos abatement and renovation, estimated to be $600,000, would be too costly.   School leaders are asking to close down Central and have students and staff move to another sister charter school site. 
Only a few months after opening the Cesar [...]

Asbestos Tile Cleanup in Vermont School
The Main Street Middle School in Montpellier, VT, will be closed until authorities conduct a $50,000 cleanup of asbestos tiles. A health department inspector discovered the tiles were improperly removed from floors fearing the release of asbestos fibers in the air.     
Mesothelioma attorneys know that asbestos can cause a deadly form [...]