Staff members at Bristol Borough Junior-Senior High School in Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania were evacuated from the building on March 6th due to asbestos concerns. Students were not in attendance that day due to a staff development day.

Officials waited for air quality test results from the questionable area before allowing students and staff to return to school this morning.

According to Bristol School District Superintendant Broadus Davis Jr., asbestos may have been located in the school’s auditorium.

Exposure to asbestos is known to cause the development of diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. Due to the significantly long latency period associated with asbestos-caused diseases, patients are typically not diagnosed until they are in their late fifties to early seventies, and their disease is generally in the advanced stages when discovered.

Asbestos products are routinely discovered in older school buildings in the form of ceiling and floor tiles and insulation. The issue of asbestos exposure in schools is a nationwide concern, as asbestos abatement is often quite costly, and school budgets do not necessarily contain enough funding to cover these costs.

The results of asbestos testing were delivered by environmental experts on Saturday afternoon. District officials reviewed the report and staff and students resumed classes at the school today, as all tests for airborne toxins were negative.

Source:

PhillyBurbs.com

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