Lawmakers continue call for clean-up of elementary school, Army Corps says it's not needed

Jana Elementary Hazelwood School District Congresswoman Cori Bush Senator Josh Hawley
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The push continues to clean up Jana Elementary, just as the Army Corps issues a report saying it's not necessary.

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St. Louis Congresswoman Cori Bush has introduced a bill seeking justice For Jana Elementary. Her legislation would require the Army Corps of Engineers test the entire Hazelwood School District for radioactive waste, and clean up the closed elementary campus. It mirrors a bill Senator Josh Hawley is hoping to get passed in the Senate this week. Jana Elementary closed last fall.

Meanwhile, the Army Corps released a report Tuesday showing the school is safe, from a radiological standpoint, after testing both inside and outside the buildings.

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