[CPEO-BIF] "School board addresses Malibu High [California] contamination"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

School board addresses Malibu High contamination
Vocal opponents claim lack of transparency, info from SMMUSD

by Katherine Peach
Mailbu Surfside News (CA)
December 02, 2013

Following the much anticipated arrival of preliminary testing results  
for contaminants at Malibu High School, Middle School and Juan  
Cabrillo Elementary School, the Santa Monica-Malibu Board of  
Education faced a bevy of irate parents, faculty and community  
members who demanded answers.

Instead, an outspoken crowd faced a tight-lipped Board where general  
announcements replaced specific findings. Superintendent Sandra Lyon  
assured the crowd, "We have good news and work to do."

The "good news," is that air samples for PCBs that are "well below  
the health-based threshold" established by the U.S. Environmental  
Protection Agency (EPA) for children and adults, said Lyon. Air  
assessments indicate the buildings in question are "healthy rooms."

...

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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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