Children at Yarralumla Primary School in Canberra have been forced to learn in hallways and the gym for over two weeks while work has been underway to remove unsafe levels of lead in their classrooms.
"Unfortunately, it was used back in the day, just like asbestos. You cannot either drill at it, cut it or sand it," long-time professional painter Paul Papas said."It is a very deadly material." The Education Directorate said replacing old lead-painted windows did not require lead-safe practices. The school has repeatedly reassured its community they were doing everything they could to ensure the safety of teachers and children — but unsafe amounts of lead have continued to be measured within the building.The ACT Education Directorate told the ABC the initial work undertaken on July 6 to replace windows in eight classrooms was not considered an activity that needed lead-safe paint management.
Parents and carers were advised by the school on July 24 that there was a low risk of exposure from the lead found in the rooms — but they were not advised of the actual reading. "But if the highest levels were floor dust results, they were actually more than 222 times the US guidelines pre-cleaning, and 10 times"In Australia this building cavity dust, and paint dust mismanagement is likely occurring every day, but we have no regulated lead clearance levels and virtually no testing."Ms O'Brien founded The LEAD Group some 30 years ago after finding her three sons had lead poisoning due to paint and petrol vehicle emissions.
Stop Licking The Windows then!!
This is my daughters' school.
What about past student exposure to this paint?
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