Less than 24 hours ago heat wraps and broken tiles filled the air in a room student of Sparta high school that had 14 Sparta high students and one faculty member. "A desk was dropped on the floor and water broke the heat warps on the pipes" Said Dale Stafslien Sparta high Principal.
There was only one room affected by the asbestos. "the room will be sealed off from the rest of the school" said Dale.
They use asbestos because it is a great insulator of heat. It is found in materials all around you including brake pads, cement, shingles, some clothing, and gaskets are just a few of the places you will find asbestos. The school has asbestos because it was built when they thought nothing of asbestos being bad for humans. "The school has not ever had to deal with an asbestos break out ever before" said Dale.
The school will have to close off that section of the school. "They will call in a hazmat team to take care of the asbestos" said Dale.
The school will notify the parents school and community about the asbestos breakout. The school will not be shut down because of this breakout. "The school will run the same as it always has" said Dale.
the student that where involved will be quarantined in room 403 of Sparta high school. They will have their lungs checked and people making sure they are breathing correctly. "The school does this to band-aid the break-out." said Dale.
The school will be covering all of the students medical costs from the asbestos. If they have problems later on in life because of this the school would in fact have to cover their medical costs after it is shown that it is from asbestos. "The school would put it on their insurance" said Dale.
Some of the schools pipes still have the asbestos heat wraps and the tiles are still made of asbestos. This could pose a health risk but it would be to expensive to remove all the asbestos. "We just wait till something breaks to fix it because it would be very expensive to remove all asbestos"said Dale.
Asbestos can cause lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma all asbestos is in your lungs and once it attaches to your lungs it will be there forever. "The school doesn't see it as a big risk but they have program readiness when and if it happens" said Dale.
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