Carcinogen Present at Five Schools
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A carcinogen, which is a substance linked to causing cancer, has been found in five schools:
“…The Grossmont Union High School District found 1,3-butadiene, a known carcinogen and the main component of synthetic rubber, at five of its 11 schools over the summer. The schools are Granite Hills, El Cajon Valley and Grossmont high schools in El Cajon, Monte Vista High in Spring Valley and Helix High in La Mesa.”
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What is disconcerting is that this was discovered in August. The parents are being informed now, in January of the following year. Shouldn’t the school district disclose findings such as this immediately and allow parents to make a decision whether to expose their children to a known carcinogen?
Catherine Forsythe