[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, FORMER SITES: "Corps starts testing Jana Elementary ..." (MO)

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Corps starts testing Jana Elementary for radioactive contamination; neighbors call for more


By Jesse Bogan
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
October 24, 2022

FLORISSANT — Workers in bright orange vests and plain white vehicles on Monday started testing Jana Elementary School for radioactive contamination on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

In response to recent public outcry, the Corps vowed to test the “entire school property” and share preliminary results within two weeks. A parent leader is already skeptical.

“We do not believe these tests are being made in good faith efforts but rather as an attempt to silence longstanding community concerns about radioactive contamination throughout north St. Louis County,” said Ashley Bernaugh, Parent Teacher Association president at the school. “This is bigger than Jana.”

The Hazelwood School District closed the school last week following outcry from an independent study done for a lawsuit that found higher than normal levels of contamination in and around the school.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/army-corps-starts-testing-jana-elementary-for-radioactive-contamination-neighbors-call-for-more/article_9b9509e5-5aef-5a58-8f42-8bcc6f0fd6d6.html

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Lenny Siegel
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