Second lead cleanup ordered for Island Trees H.S.

After reports of possible lead contamination, parents in the Island Trees School District have won their fight to have the high school cleaned. An emergency meeting was held Thursday night where school

News 12 Staff

Sep 12, 2008, 11:40 PM

Updated 5,883 days ago

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After reports of possible lead contamination, parents in the Island Trees School District have won their fight to have the high school cleaned. An emergency meeting was held Thursday night where school board members voted unanimously to reclean and retest the school for lead. In the 80s, the school closed down a rifle range on campus due to lead concerns and completed a two-year lead remediation project in 2006. The state Department of Health gave the school a clean bill of health just before school reopened this year, but parents weren't convinced. The cleaning begins Friday night and continue on weekends until the end of September. The cost of the cleaning will total $141,000.Lead found in art material at Island Trees High School