[CPEO-BIF] Study: Schools Built on Unsafe Land

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Monday March 19 10:58 AM ET
Study: Schools Built on Unsafe Land 
By GREG TOPPO, AP Education Writer 

WASHINGTON (AP) - Twenty-three years after she blew the whistle on Love Canal,
Lois Gibbs says school districts across the nation are still building schools
on unsafe land. 

In a report issued Monday, her organization said school districts across the
nation have built schools on or near unsuitable sites, posing potential health
risks to students and teachers. 
``What makes it worse is that we know better - or should know better,'' said
Gibbs. 

Among the ``poisoned schools'' cited by the Virginia-based Center for Health,
Environment and Justice is Los Angeles' Belmont Learning Complex. The nation's
costliest high school has never been completed because of fears of
contamination from the former oil field and industrial site on which it is
located. 

School administrators say they are aware of the problems that could result from
building on former industrial sites and the necessity of conducting their own
thorough inspections.

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http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010319/us/toxic_schools_1.html


Center for Health, Environment and Justice: http://www.chej.org 



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