Crisis in Classroom Asbestos may force students to relocate CITY Edition

After a meeting of the School Asbestos Oversight Committee at City Hall yesterday, First Deputy Mayor Norman Steisel said that summer school students should report to their assigned schools this morning. Students in classrooms with exposed asbestos will then be relocated to other rooms, Steisel said...

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Published inNewsday
Main Author By Otto Strong and Barbara Frojmovich. STAFF WRITERS
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 09.08.1993
EditionCombined editions
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Steisel, Norman
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Summary:After a meeting of the School Asbestos Oversight Committee at City Hall yesterday, First Deputy Mayor Norman Steisel said that summer school students should report to their assigned schools this morning. Students in classrooms with exposed asbestos will then be relocated to other rooms, Steisel said. "I sent them to school to learn, not to be exposed to this substance. It's a substance known to cause cancer . . . We're used to this. They don't speak the truth. To me, they don't care about us. They're supposed to clean it up the first time, knowing how dangerous it is." - Evelyn Alberto, Resident of Williamsburg for 20 years and mother of five children. Her son Raymond attended PS 19 and her daughter attends PS 319 across the street. 1) Newsday Photo by Jim Cummins- 1st Deputy Mayor Norman Steisel. Newsday Photos by Nanine Hartzenbusch- 2) [Reynilda Pena] says, "It's a danger for the health of our children." 3) [Mirelys DeLaRosa]: "Everybody should get angry . . . They should think about the children." 4) Evelyn Alberto: "They don't care." 5) [Alba Nieves]: "It's a surprise." Chart- Parents of Endangered Kids `Scared and Angry.' (See end of text)