The Hazelwood Board of Education decides to convert a school contaminated with radiation to all virtual instruction for the rest of the semester.
At a meeting Tuesday night, the Board determined that after Thanksgiving break, students and staff of Jana Elementary will be re-assigned to other schools around the district.
Jana PTA President Ashley Bernaugh complained the Board had since August when they first learned of the contamination to make a better plan. "Our kids should not be strung out through the district unless there was absoluately nothing suitable, however North County is full of empty buildings."
The Board said at Tuesday night's meeting they will be demanding the agencies responsible for the contamination to immediately begin cleaning it up at Jana and any other Hazelwood District property.
Jana Elementary sits on Coldwater Creek, which was contaminated with radioactive materials from the Manhattan Project in the 1940s. Tests found high levels of radioactivity in the cafeteria, the playground, and more.
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