[CPEO-BIF] Asbestos at Rockaways (New York City) elementary school

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Autistic kids face asbestos at Rockaways elementary school

BY MEREDITH KOLODNER
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
August 18, 2008

Parents are just discovering the the peeling paint, crumbling plaster \
They knew their school was dilapidated. They didn't know it might be 
dangerous.

Parents of children at Public School 256 in the Rockaways are just 
discovering that the peeling paint, crumbling plaster and broken tiles 
throughout the school are laden with asbestos, a Department of Education 
report shows.

"They're always taking the back-door approach when it comes to us," said 
Albert Hiller, whose 7-year-old son, James Joel, attends the school for 
children with autism or severe emotional disorders.

"It's horrible, especially when you're dealing with kids with 
disabilities," he said.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/08/18/2008-08-18_autistic_kids_face_asbestos_at_rockaways.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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