A thousand students and staff. But is it enough for worried parents . Fox5s faith tanner joins us live near Walter Johnson junior high. And faith. You talked with some parents. What are they telling you . Tomorrow morning at 8 45. Johnson Jr High School will reopen as students return to class for the First Time Since this last wednesday. We learned today that at that time mercury levels were 1015 times the same limit. But now the epa says its safe for kids to be back inside parent im excited that school is going to be open tomorrow its been a long time, too many days missed from school mom, Stephanie Henderson says its about time johnson jr. High school reopened. Classes have been cancelled the last 3 days while the epa cleaned up and decontaminated the building after a mercury spill. Parent today i went and got all her blood work done just in case. But the doctor told me not to worry still, parents like hesitant about sending their kids back to school. Parent now im still kinda fearin
Five days after someone spilled mercury in a gym. Thats according to ccsd and the Environmental Protection agency. Im christine maddela. Im john huck. The epa screened and cleared more than a thousand students and staff. But parents still have concerns. Fox5s faith tanner joins us live near Walter Johnson junior high. And faith. You talked with some parents. What are they telling you . Tomorrow morning at 8 45. Johnson Jr High School will reopen as students return c First Time Since this last wednesday. We learned today that at that time mercury levels were 1015 times the same limit. But now the epa says its safe for kids to be back inside parent im excited that school is going to be open tomorrow its been a long time, too many days missed from school mom, Stephanie Henderson says its about time johnson jr. High school reopened. Classes have been cancelled the last 3 days while the epa cleaned up and mercury spill. Parent today i went and got all her blood work done just in case. But t
In class nearly one week after a mercury spill shut down Walter Johnson junior. The biggest question is how did the mercury get in the building and it was a student how, how did the student get it . All of this is still under investigation. Were trying to put puzzle pieces together. Reporter answering questions monday morning after the hazmat scare and the School Reopening tomorrow. Do you feel comfortable opening the school not knowing where the mercury came . We are comfortable. Remediate the building. Epa has been here along with a contractor. Reporter the same parents who waited all night to be reunited with their kids are now having their homes checked by the epa. They have checked 80. By and large, most homes are safe. Reporter the priority is getting students back in class. We can verify the school is i walked the gym. The bottom line is this was a serious event. I just want to make sure that its known that the district took it seriously. We acted proactive in many instances and
Did the mercury get into the building and if it was a student, how did the student get it . All of this is still under investigation. We are a we are trying to put puzzle pieces together. Reporter answering questions about the contamination. Do you feel comfortable opening the school not knowing where the mercury came from . We are comfortable about opening the school. Theres been efforts to remediate the building. Epa has been he contractor. Reporter parents are now having their homes checked by the epa. They tested 80 the one family forced to move out. By and large, most of the houses are safe. Reporter today, the priority is getting students back in class. We can verify that this school is ready. I walked the gym, as i said before. Its ready. Theres been a lot of work to remediate and clear the facility the district took it very seriously. We reacted proactively and will continue to do so. Reporter the family that was told to move out of their home is hopefully temporary. The e will
The forecast for las vegas tuesday. A low over the Central Valley of california moving through nevada will produce the winds and cooler temperatures. Wind advisory goes into effect at 11am. We also have a red flag warning that goes into effect at 11am. Heavier clouds are forecast during the day. Tuesdays forecast high of 87 is 9 below mondays high. As the low moves away cooler temperatures will wednesday. Temperatures will then start to move back up thursday. The uv index for tuesday is 7 which is high. Heres a look at your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use list here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk students at will return to class this morning. The campus has been cleared of all mercury as well as eight homes in the surrounding area. Fox5s peter dawson is live outside the school with the latest developments the fiveday mercury cle