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Friday, April 6, 2007
The Other Kind Of School Safety
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’ve been following the story about a recent outbreak of skin rashes at a Clayton County middle school with interest.
After dozens of students suffered as-yet-unexplained itchy skin during two school days late last month, officials were forced to shut down Forest Park Middle School and hold classes in nearby churches.
This week, during Spring Break, workers have been scrubbing down desks, floors and other surfaces in hopes of opening the school back up on Monday. But, according to the latest story, officials still don’t know what caused the students’ health problems.
All of this got me thinking about how safe school buildings are, environmentally speaking. I mean, who knows what dangers, if any, lie behind ceiling tiles, within air ducts and beneath water fountains at school?
UPDATE: The saga at Forest Park continues. After the kids returned to school from break, a handful were bitten by ants in one of the classrooms that was previously cleansed. Read the most recent story from the AJC.
