From the BCCT.
Who is thinking the decision to close was WRONG? It was absolutely the right thing to do.
Official: Closing school was correct response
Asbestos might have been released when a worker breached a wall at Morrisville Middle/Senior High School. Testing later showed the school was safe.
By MANASEE WAGH
The Morrisville School District did the right thing by closing a school Tuesday, an official said Wednesday.
By making sure no asbestos was present in the air after a contractor accidentally drilled into an asbestos-containing wall, the school followed federal regulations, said borough code enforcement officer Robert Seward.
“We communicated with each other to make sure everything was done,” he said.
After discovering that asbestos may have escaped from behind a wall that had been breached by a worker, students in the Morrisville Middle/Senior High School were sent home until further tests by Environmental Connection of Trenton revealed no danger.
School was back on schedule Wednesday morning.
According to a report by the firm, all surface samples came back showing zero detection of asbestos. The 21 air samples taken at various locations throughout the high school revealed far lower asbestos levels than the Environmental Protection Agency’s safe clearance levels, said Richard Beach, the company’s vice president.
Licensed asbestos abatement contractor Bristol Environmental isolated and cleaned up the affected area Tuesday afternoon. The team performed “proactive” cleaning, including vacuuming areas adjacent to the work site with a special filter and wet-wiping surfaces, according to Environmental Connection’s report.
“However, in the future, renovations should be performed in such a manner as to eliminate impact to (asbestos-containing material),” the firm’s report concludes. It also advises using a licensed abatement contractor to perform future tasks that would impact any asbestos-containing material.
The report is posted on the district Web site at www.mv.org and is available for public viewing at the district business office, at 550 West Palmer Street in Morrisville, Superintendent Elizabeth Yonson said Tuesday.
Beach said he wants parents to know that federal regulations mandate that all school districts adhere to strict rules when it comes to dealing with asbestos, a hazardous substance linked to cancer.
“I found it somewhat hard to believe it’s been 21 years since the inception of the AHERA program and yet many parents are unaware that this program is out there and there are (asbestos) management plans for every school district throughout the country,” said Beach.
The federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 requires all school districts to perform periodic surveillance and inspection of known or suspected asbestos-containing building material. They also must provide yearly notification to parents, teachers and employee organizations about the district’s asbestos management plan and any asbestos abatement planned in a school.
Numerous old buildings contain the fibrous natural mineral, which was used as insulation for many years before its dangers were known. If microscopic particles become airborne, they can lodge in the lungs and cause cancer, although that is most common among people who have worked with the substance for an extended period.
“The thing with asbestos is that it’s fine as long as it’s not airborne,” Beach said.
Seward said, “The biggest worry you’d have to watch out for is your older boilers and things of that nature. Hot water pipes are wrapped with asbestos. You have to make sure they’re not flaking off.”
This summer, the high school is set to undergo boiler renovations. If asbestos is found, workers would have to encapsulate or remove it, following strict procedures, and transport it safely to a landfill, said Beach.
The newspaper was unsuccessful in reaching Yonson on Wednesday for comment.
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Asbestos? Yes. Is there a Danger? Um...
From the BCCT.
School is open today.
School will be open for students at MSHS
February 10, 2009
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Today, I closed the Middle/Senior High School when I was informed that an electrical contractor working in the building may have drilled into asbestos above the ceiling tiles in two different areas of the school. I took this proactive move because I felt it was important to bring in our environmental consultant to test the surface and air quality in the building.
This evening around 8:45 p.m. I spoke with our environmental consultants who reported that all air samples taken within the impacted areas revealed concentrations well less than the clearance criteria established by the EPA. Additionally, surface samples collected in the same impact areas revealed levels of none detected for asbestos content.
Based on the discussion with our environmental consultant, the Middle/Senior High School will reopen tomorrow, Wednesday, February 11.
The environmental consultant will provide a written report tomorrow by noon. You will be able to review the document in the business office. I will also have the report posted on the district’s website.
I am very sorry for any inconvenience that you experienced today because of the closing. I appreciate your continued support.
Sincerely, Dr. Elizabeth Hammond Yonson Superintendent Morrisville School District
Three schools built in the 1950's? It's a pretty certain bet that there's asbestos present. Let's see the district's asbestos management plan.
Ask the board members themselves at the Infrastructure Committee meeting tonight. The meeting is only a few doors away from the administration offices. They should be able to pull out that plan in a jiffy.
Asbestos concern sends students home early
By MANASEE WAGH
The high school will reopen today, one day after it was discovered that electrical work in the building has dislodged asbestos. The district superintendent said it's "highly unlikely" any children would have breathed in the toxic substance.
Morrisville students had to deal with another interruption to their educations Tuesday.
The kids were sent home early after electrical work in the high school dislodged asbestos within the building's walls.
A contractor doing wiring work in Morrisville Middle/Senior High School bored six small holes high inside walls he reached behind ceiling tiles in two hallways Monday night.
The incident came to light during a construction meeting Tuesday morning. The contractor told officials he didn't tell anyone Monday because he didn't know he had penetrated the asbestos-containing material.
After a precautionary test by the Trenton firm Environmental Connections showed positive for asbestos later Tuesday morning, the school district dismissed students for the day. Parents were notified by phone and e-mail of the early dismissal.
Superintendent Elizabeth Yonson said late Tuesday night the school will reopen today after further air and surface test reports by Environmental Connections revealed no asbestos danger in the building.
Yonson said the school district also contacted an asbestos specialist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Bucks County Health Department and Bob Seward, the code official for the borough.
The newspaper was unsuccessful in reaching Seward, health department or EPA officials for comment Tuesday.
"The environmental guy says it's nothing," Yonson said, because it appears the asbestos fibers didn't migrate from inside the wall. Because of that, she said it's "highly unlikely" any children would have breathed in the toxic substance.
She also said it couldn't have gotten into the ventilation system because the building uses unit ventilators in each room, and there was no ductwork involved. Yonson said the school was evacuated and a contractor started cleaning the area as a precaution.
The EPA started doing surface and air testing Tuesday afternoon, said Tim Lastichen, the school district's director of facilities.
"We have taken a very proactive approach. The health and welfare of our students and staff are very important to us and we have done everything possible to ensure that the building is safe," Yonson said Tuesday afternoon.
Asbestos is a fibrous natural mineral that was used as insulation for many years before its dangers were known.
It becomes dangerous when microscopic particles flake off and become airborne, lodging in the lungs.
Asbestos exposure can lead to lung scarring and lung cancers, although that is most common among people who have worked with the substance for an extended period.
Dave May, the school district's head of public safety, said the evacuation went quickly and smoothly and children were dispatched home safely.
Some elementary students were also in the building, where they've been placed for the rest of the school year after M.R. Reiter Elementary was closed due to a December furnace explosion.
Pam Scott, the parent of an eighth-grade student attending classes in the high school, was distressed after hearing that the district didn't discover the asbestos problem until Tuesday morning.
She has four other children who will attend the high school in the future.
"This involves small children. I'm so upset [about asbestos] just being in the building. The contractors should know this stuff; they should be aware of it," she said.
All about asbestos
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber, once widely used in building materials for its thermal insulating properties and fire resistance. Although the removal of asbestos from school buildings is an option for schools, many schools and local education agencies have chosen to manage some asbestos-containing building material in place. A number of building materials still in use today contain asbestos. Asbestos remains in use as an acoustic insulator, and in thermal insulation, fire proofing, roofing, flooring and other materials.
Exposure Risk: Intact, undisturbed asbestos-containing materials generally do not pose a health risk. These materials may become hazardous and pose increased risk if they are damaged, are disturbed or deteriorate over time and release asbestos fibers into building air.
Friable asbestos, or asbestos that can be broken by hand pressure, is of greatest concern because these fibers can most easily be released into the air and inhaled into the lungs. Examples of potentially hazardous materials include: friable asbestos-containing boiler wrap, pipe wrap insulation, ceiling tiles, and wallboard.
Asbestos exposure can lead to diseases such as lung cancer, asbestosis (lung scarring), and mesothelioma (cancer of the lung cavity lining). There is a long latency period for these diseases. It could be 30 years after exposure before symptoms of disease begin. The risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma increases with the number of fibers inhaled. The risk of lung cancer from inhaling asbestos fibers is also greater if you smoke.
All about asbestos
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber, once widely used in building materials for its thermal insulating properties and fire resistance. Although the removal of asbestos from school buildings is an option for schools,many schools and local education agencies have chosen to manage some asbestos-containing building material in place. A number of building materials still in use today contain asbestos. Asbestos remains in use as an acoustic insulator, and in thermal insulation, fire proofing, roofing, flooring and other materials.
Exposure Risk: Intact, undisturbed asbestos-containing materials generally do not pose a health risk. These materials may become hazardous and pose increased risk if they are damaged, are disturbed or deteriorate over time and release asbestos fibers into building air.
Friable asbestos, or asbestos that can be broken by hand pressure, is of greatest concern because these fibers can most easily be released into the air and inhaled into the lungs. Examples of potentially hazardous materials include: friable asbestos-containing boiler wrap, pipe wrap insulation, ceiling tiles, and wallboard.
Asbestos exposure can lead to diseases such as lung cancer, asbestosis (lung scarring), and mesothelioma (cancer of the lung cavity lining). There is a long latency period for these diseases. It could be 30 years after exposure before symptoms of disease begin. The risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma increases with the number of fibers inhaled. The risk of lung cancer from inhaling asbestos fibers is also greater if you smoke.
THE ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT RULES REQUIRE SCHOOLS WHERE ASBESTOS MATERIALS ARE PRESENT TO TAKE ACTIONS TO:
Perform an original inspection and re-inspection every three years of asbestos-containing material
Develop, maintain, and update an asbestos management plan and keep a copy at the school
Provide yearly notification to parent, teacher, and employee organizations regarding the availability of the school’s asbestos management plan and any asbestos abatement actions taken or planned in the school
Designate a contact person to ensure the responsibilities of the local education agency are properly implemented
Perform periodic surveillance of known or suspected asbestos-containing building material
Ensure that properly accredited professionals perform inspections and response actions and prepare management plans
Provide custodial staff with asbestos-awareness training
Schools also must comply with the Asbestos National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants which requires that owners or operators of facilities notify the appropriate authority (usually the state air pollution control agency) before demolishing or renovating facilities.
If minimum amounts of regulated asbestos will be removed or disturbed, the owner/operator must adequately wet and carefully remove the asbestos components, keeping them wet until collected for disposal, and then disposing of the asbestos waste in accordance with the regulations.
Parents, teachers, and school employees, or their representatives, have the right to inspect the school’s asbestos management plan. The school must make the plan available within a reasonable amount of time.
The asbestos management plan must be updated with information collected during periodic surveillance every 6 months, re-inspections every 3 years, and every time a response action is taken within the school.Also, records of annual notifications to parents, teachers, and staff concerning the availability of the school’s asbestos management plan must be included within the asbestos management plan files.
Federal law only requires testing following an asbestos repair or removal activity to determine whether the activity has been properly completed. This is done by measuring the amount of asbestos in the air where the repair or removal activity has taken place.
Source: Environmental Protection Agency
School is open today.
School will be open for students at MSHS
February 10, 2009
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Today, I closed the Middle/Senior High School when I was informed that an electrical contractor working in the building may have drilled into asbestos above the ceiling tiles in two different areas of the school. I took this proactive move because I felt it was important to bring in our environmental consultant to test the surface and air quality in the building.
This evening around 8:45 p.m. I spoke with our environmental consultants who reported that all air samples taken within the impacted areas revealed concentrations well less than the clearance criteria established by the EPA. Additionally, surface samples collected in the same impact areas revealed levels of none detected for asbestos content.
Based on the discussion with our environmental consultant, the Middle/Senior High School will reopen tomorrow, Wednesday, February 11.
The environmental consultant will provide a written report tomorrow by noon. You will be able to review the document in the business office. I will also have the report posted on the district’s website.
I am very sorry for any inconvenience that you experienced today because of the closing. I appreciate your continued support.
Sincerely, Dr. Elizabeth Hammond Yonson Superintendent Morrisville School District
Three schools built in the 1950's? It's a pretty certain bet that there's asbestos present. Let's see the district's asbestos management plan.
Ask the board members themselves at the Infrastructure Committee meeting tonight. The meeting is only a few doors away from the administration offices. They should be able to pull out that plan in a jiffy.
Asbestos concern sends students home early
By MANASEE WAGH
The high school will reopen today, one day after it was discovered that electrical work in the building has dislodged asbestos. The district superintendent said it's "highly unlikely" any children would have breathed in the toxic substance.
Morrisville students had to deal with another interruption to their educations Tuesday.
The kids were sent home early after electrical work in the high school dislodged asbestos within the building's walls.
A contractor doing wiring work in Morrisville Middle/Senior High School bored six small holes high inside walls he reached behind ceiling tiles in two hallways Monday night.
The incident came to light during a construction meeting Tuesday morning. The contractor told officials he didn't tell anyone Monday because he didn't know he had penetrated the asbestos-containing material.
After a precautionary test by the Trenton firm Environmental Connections showed positive for asbestos later Tuesday morning, the school district dismissed students for the day. Parents were notified by phone and e-mail of the early dismissal.
Superintendent Elizabeth Yonson said late Tuesday night the school will reopen today after further air and surface test reports by Environmental Connections revealed no asbestos danger in the building.
Yonson said the school district also contacted an asbestos specialist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Bucks County Health Department and Bob Seward, the code official for the borough.
The newspaper was unsuccessful in reaching Seward, health department or EPA officials for comment Tuesday.
"The environmental guy says it's nothing," Yonson said, because it appears the asbestos fibers didn't migrate from inside the wall. Because of that, she said it's "highly unlikely" any children would have breathed in the toxic substance.
She also said it couldn't have gotten into the ventilation system because the building uses unit ventilators in each room, and there was no ductwork involved. Yonson said the school was evacuated and a contractor started cleaning the area as a precaution.
The EPA started doing surface and air testing Tuesday afternoon, said Tim Lastichen, the school district's director of facilities.
"We have taken a very proactive approach. The health and welfare of our students and staff are very important to us and we have done everything possible to ensure that the building is safe," Yonson said Tuesday afternoon.
Asbestos is a fibrous natural mineral that was used as insulation for many years before its dangers were known.
It becomes dangerous when microscopic particles flake off and become airborne, lodging in the lungs.
Asbestos exposure can lead to lung scarring and lung cancers, although that is most common among people who have worked with the substance for an extended period.
Dave May, the school district's head of public safety, said the evacuation went quickly and smoothly and children were dispatched home safely.
Some elementary students were also in the building, where they've been placed for the rest of the school year after M.R. Reiter Elementary was closed due to a December furnace explosion.
Pam Scott, the parent of an eighth-grade student attending classes in the high school, was distressed after hearing that the district didn't discover the asbestos problem until Tuesday morning.
She has four other children who will attend the high school in the future.
"This involves small children. I'm so upset [about asbestos] just being in the building. The contractors should know this stuff; they should be aware of it," she said.
All about asbestos
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber, once widely used in building materials for its thermal insulating properties and fire resistance. Although the removal of asbestos from school buildings is an option for schools, many schools and local education agencies have chosen to manage some asbestos-containing building material in place. A number of building materials still in use today contain asbestos. Asbestos remains in use as an acoustic insulator, and in thermal insulation, fire proofing, roofing, flooring and other materials.
Exposure Risk: Intact, undisturbed asbestos-containing materials generally do not pose a health risk. These materials may become hazardous and pose increased risk if they are damaged, are disturbed or deteriorate over time and release asbestos fibers into building air.
Friable asbestos, or asbestos that can be broken by hand pressure, is of greatest concern because these fibers can most easily be released into the air and inhaled into the lungs. Examples of potentially hazardous materials include: friable asbestos-containing boiler wrap, pipe wrap insulation, ceiling tiles, and wallboard.
Asbestos exposure can lead to diseases such as lung cancer, asbestosis (lung scarring), and mesothelioma (cancer of the lung cavity lining). There is a long latency period for these diseases. It could be 30 years after exposure before symptoms of disease begin. The risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma increases with the number of fibers inhaled. The risk of lung cancer from inhaling asbestos fibers is also greater if you smoke.
All about asbestos
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber, once widely used in building materials for its thermal insulating properties and fire resistance. Although the removal of asbestos from school buildings is an option for schools,many schools and local education agencies have chosen to manage some asbestos-containing building material in place. A number of building materials still in use today contain asbestos. Asbestos remains in use as an acoustic insulator, and in thermal insulation, fire proofing, roofing, flooring and other materials.
Exposure Risk: Intact, undisturbed asbestos-containing materials generally do not pose a health risk. These materials may become hazardous and pose increased risk if they are damaged, are disturbed or deteriorate over time and release asbestos fibers into building air.
Friable asbestos, or asbestos that can be broken by hand pressure, is of greatest concern because these fibers can most easily be released into the air and inhaled into the lungs. Examples of potentially hazardous materials include: friable asbestos-containing boiler wrap, pipe wrap insulation, ceiling tiles, and wallboard.
Asbestos exposure can lead to diseases such as lung cancer, asbestosis (lung scarring), and mesothelioma (cancer of the lung cavity lining). There is a long latency period for these diseases. It could be 30 years after exposure before symptoms of disease begin. The risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma increases with the number of fibers inhaled. The risk of lung cancer from inhaling asbestos fibers is also greater if you smoke.
THE ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT RULES REQUIRE SCHOOLS WHERE ASBESTOS MATERIALS ARE PRESENT TO TAKE ACTIONS TO:
Perform an original inspection and re-inspection every three years of asbestos-containing material
Develop, maintain, and update an asbestos management plan and keep a copy at the school
Provide yearly notification to parent, teacher, and employee organizations regarding the availability of the school’s asbestos management plan and any asbestos abatement actions taken or planned in the school
Designate a contact person to ensure the responsibilities of the local education agency are properly implemented
Perform periodic surveillance of known or suspected asbestos-containing building material
Ensure that properly accredited professionals perform inspections and response actions and prepare management plans
Provide custodial staff with asbestos-awareness training
Schools also must comply with the Asbestos National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants which requires that owners or operators of facilities notify the appropriate authority (usually the state air pollution control agency) before demolishing or renovating facilities.
If minimum amounts of regulated asbestos will be removed or disturbed, the owner/operator must adequately wet and carefully remove the asbestos components, keeping them wet until collected for disposal, and then disposing of the asbestos waste in accordance with the regulations.
Parents, teachers, and school employees, or their representatives, have the right to inspect the school’s asbestos management plan. The school must make the plan available within a reasonable amount of time.
The asbestos management plan must be updated with information collected during periodic surveillance every 6 months, re-inspections every 3 years, and every time a response action is taken within the school.Also, records of annual notifications to parents, teachers, and staff concerning the availability of the school’s asbestos management plan must be included within the asbestos management plan files.
Federal law only requires testing following an asbestos repair or removal activity to determine whether the activity has been properly completed. This is done by measuring the amount of asbestos in the air where the repair or removal activity has taken place.
Source: Environmental Protection Agency
Bristol Township School District asbestos abatement project
From the BCCT.
Ironic?
Bristol Township School District to begin five-year asbestos abatement project
Posted in News on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 at 3:50 pm by Joan Hellyer
The Bristol Township School District plans this summer to begin a five-year asbestos-removal effort in several of its schools, a district spokeswoman said today.
The school system did most of its asbestos abatement in the 1970s by removing all asbestos insulation and some tile flooring, Spokeswoman Eileen Kelliher said. However, some asbestos-containing tiles remain in the floors of Franklin D. Roosevelt Middle School and the district’s nine elementary schools.
The asbestos, once widely used in building materials, can become hazardous and pose an increased health risk if its fibers become airborne, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
“[In Bristol Township’s case], the tiles are less than one percent asbestos and are only a concern when they are cracked or broken,” Kelliher said. “Nevertheless, we will be treating their removal with the utmost care, using the services and advice of experts in this field.”
The plan is to do two schools each summer break over the next five years. Clara Barton and Maple Shade elementary schools are set to undergo the asbestos removal this summer, officials said.
It should cost about $52,000 to do the abatement at Barton and about $120,000 for the older Maple Shade, said district officials during the school board’s planning session Monday night
The board will be asked during its Feb. 23 meeting to let administrators solicit bids for the project, according to an agenda reviewed by board members Monday night.
Ironic?
Bristol Township School District to begin five-year asbestos abatement project
Posted in News on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 at 3:50 pm by Joan Hellyer
The Bristol Township School District plans this summer to begin a five-year asbestos-removal effort in several of its schools, a district spokeswoman said today.
The school system did most of its asbestos abatement in the 1970s by removing all asbestos insulation and some tile flooring, Spokeswoman Eileen Kelliher said. However, some asbestos-containing tiles remain in the floors of Franklin D. Roosevelt Middle School and the district’s nine elementary schools.
The asbestos, once widely used in building materials, can become hazardous and pose an increased health risk if its fibers become airborne, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
“[In Bristol Township’s case], the tiles are less than one percent asbestos and are only a concern when they are cracked or broken,” Kelliher said. “Nevertheless, we will be treating their removal with the utmost care, using the services and advice of experts in this field.”
The plan is to do two schools each summer break over the next five years. Clara Barton and Maple Shade elementary schools are set to undergo the asbestos removal this summer, officials said.
It should cost about $52,000 to do the abatement at Barton and about $120,000 for the older Maple Shade, said district officials during the school board’s planning session Monday night
The board will be asked during its Feb. 23 meeting to let administrators solicit bids for the project, according to an agenda reviewed by board members Monday night.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Asbestos Confirmed
Check out the Channel 6 story and video.
MORRISVILLE, Pa. - February 10, 2009 - (WPVI) -- Investigators confirmed Tuesday that asbestos was found inside Morrisville High School in Bucks County.
Now, students and parents wait for word of how serious the threat may be.
Air tests are underway to find out how much of the asbestos is airborne. That will go a long way to determining how long the school wil be closed.
Parents were alerted right around noon that Morrisville High School was under an evacuation order.
It turns out construction workers inside the school came upon a sizable amout of an exposed substance they believed to be asbestos.
The concern over the finding forced an early dismissal at Morrisville Middle-Senior High Tuesday.
But here's the twist: This past December, M.R. Reiter Elementary School's boiler broke down and it has yet to be repaired.
So, the students from Reiter Elementary were already scattered to other schools in the district, including the first, second, and fifth graders who've been going to the high school for class since last month.
Now, Morrisville is two schools down, and parents are getting frustrated.
"It's just ridiculous. The state needs to do something, somebody needs to do something for us. It's just crazy. My hands are tied. What am I going to do?" said parent Kathleen Wetheril.
"We're probably going to head to the next school board meeting and voice our concerns, and from there, if nothing else happens, we'll take it further up," said parent Katlyn Dunstan.
MORRISVILLE, Pa. - February 10, 2009 - (WPVI) -- Investigators confirmed Tuesday that asbestos was found inside Morrisville High School in Bucks County.
Now, students and parents wait for word of how serious the threat may be.
Air tests are underway to find out how much of the asbestos is airborne. That will go a long way to determining how long the school wil be closed.
Parents were alerted right around noon that Morrisville High School was under an evacuation order.
It turns out construction workers inside the school came upon a sizable amout of an exposed substance they believed to be asbestos.
The concern over the finding forced an early dismissal at Morrisville Middle-Senior High Tuesday.
But here's the twist: This past December, M.R. Reiter Elementary School's boiler broke down and it has yet to be repaired.
So, the students from Reiter Elementary were already scattered to other schools in the district, including the first, second, and fifth graders who've been going to the high school for class since last month.
Now, Morrisville is two schools down, and parents are getting frustrated.
"It's just ridiculous. The state needs to do something, somebody needs to do something for us. It's just crazy. My hands are tied. What am I going to do?" said parent Kathleen Wetheril.
"We're probably going to head to the next school board meeting and voice our concerns, and from there, if nothing else happens, we'll take it further up," said parent Katlyn Dunstan.
Action News LIVE at 5:30
Channel 6 has a teaser for a live report from the high school at 5:30 tonight
MHS Closed for Asbestos
Thanks to all the emailers with this breaking information.From the school website.
That's two down. How is Grandview doing these days?
February 10, 2009
The Morrisville Middle/Senior High School has been closed as of 12:15 pm today, February 10, 2009. The Middle/Senior High School will remain closed on Wednesday due to an environmental situation. The district has an electrical contractor performing work in the evening as not to disturb the educational process. They reported to us this morning that suspected asbestos containing materials were impacted during their work. As a result, the district contacted our environmental consultant. Samples were taken immediately. The samples were sent to a nationally accredited laboratory and results were received at 11:15 am. Accordingly, we are dismissing the students. Subsequent to the students’ release, air and surface sampling will be performed to determine what, if any, impact may have occurred within specific areas of the school. When we receive the results I will again do a phone blast to give you an update. However, the students who attend the Morrisville Middle/Senior High School will not have school tomorrow, February 11, 2009.
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