[CPEO-BIF] TCE vapors cause relocation of Bronx, New York school

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

PS 51, The Bronx New School, To Be Moved Because of Contamination


BY ALEX KRATZ
Bronx News Network (NY)
August 5, 2011

[Update 4:17 p.m.: Just heard from the DOE. Spokesperson Marge  
Feinberg says the school will be moved, not closed. The TCE was found  
during a inspection of the property as the DOE was looking to renew  
its lease on the Jerome Avenue building. A copy of the letter is  
included after jump.]

This week, the Department of Education and the principal of PS 51,  
the Bronx New School, sent out a letter to parents saying the Bedford  
Park elementary school will be closed moved due to Trichloroethylene  
contamination.

The letter sought to assure parents that there were no immediate  
health risks and referred questions to the city Health Department. It  
said the school would be moved, but it did not say where to. It did  
say parents would be updated regularly about the relocation.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.bronxnewsnetwork.org/2011/08/breaking-news-ps-51-bronx-new- 
school-to.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
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