Clapper, Patti, Schweizer and Mason

Parents responded with vocal protests when the school board at a Carmi, Illinois high school announced plans to begin an asbestos removal project while school was still in session.  While a third party contractor who is licensed in asbestos abatement practices has been hired, many parents wondered why the school board couldn’t wait to initiate [...]

The New York City Department of Education released a statement earlier this month that informed concerned parents and staff members that a project designed to make the schools a safer and healthier place to work and learn would have to be put on hold due to the discovery of asbestos.
The Department of Education had planned [...]

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, [...]