Asbestos update

I dislike about 96% of the parents in my community today. Harsh, but true. A community meeting was held last night to talk about the Asbestos problem. A spokesman from the E.P.A. and from the Allegheny health department were there to inform us on the findings. There were air samples taken and swab samples taken. To my relief they came back negative for asbestos.

Thank God my kids are safe and can return to school.

WRONG!!!!!

This was not enough for pretty much 96% of the people in the room.

It seems people are equating the love of their child to how loud they yell.

I must be a horrible mother because I want to send my child back to a school that is deemed safe by the E.P.A. and the health department.

I am aware that no asbestos is safe, but in this scenario once it was found the work was stopped immediately. It is in a form that does not become airborne.

When they take it out in the evenings the roof will be covered. The roof will be wetted down and a saw will be used with a vacuum attached. The debris will instantly go into a sealed bag and be hauled away. Air quality samples would then be taken and posted.

If I lived in the next county over none of these precautions would even be necessary.

Now my kids are home again and next week will attend a different school for 3 hours a day. The students from that area will go for 3 hours in the morning and my kids will go for 3 hours in the afternoon until this clean-up can take place.

I cannot walk to this school. There is no parking. None of the kids are going to know where the hell they are supposed to go. By the time these kids get settled it will be time for me to pick them up.

You know who will be bitching the loudest when there is complete chaos on Monday?

It will be the 96% of parents who wanted this. I know this because I am starting to realize that alot of people are not happy unless they have something to be pissed off about.

Now that I am done ranting, The gentleman from the E.P.A. informed us that all children can be exposed to this. Some brakes have asbestos in them so if your child is next to a school bus they can be exposed at low levels. Also old linoleum tile should not be lifted until you know how it was put down.