Students are still being checked for mercury . nia wong a lot of frustration out here this morning. It was reported to us last night. Students wouldnt be spending the night but obviously from what you see behind me. That hasnt been the case. One parent tells us School Officials are using blankets to cover the windows of the cafeteria where students are staying. But were going to show you what it looks li here is cellphone video taken from within johnson middle school. You can see students huddled in the cafeteria. Waiti ng to be released. The Clark County School district says the epa is screening students for their safety and the district has to follow their guidance before letting students out. Captain ken young of ccsds brought in out of state resources to help specifcally the california epa. And theyre having to check students shoes and backpacks before they leave. Which is why this is taking so long. harnnsley 8th grade they mr bag and our shoes and other things in a trash bag and
Them anymore, other than that the lease and the school arent even telling to us. They said they arent at authority to say anything. police say at least eight kids were exposed to mercury. The school was put on lockdown just before noon today. This afternoon. As to why this process is taking so long, police say the Environmental Protection agency is collecting shoes and back packs. Students are being screened and cleared before leaving the building. As for food, these students have been here for hours. Were told they have been given cinnabuns and water. And we just spoke with one family who brought mcdonalds to help feed some of those students. 22;03;15;04 everyones tired and they wanna go home and a lot of our friends have been since 11 o clock and its already gonna be here an other 2 4 hours so it pretty crazy. meanwhile, classes at Walter Johnson middle school have been canceled tomorrow as a precaution. To ensure that the school can be cleaned before students return. Shakala Alvaran
Large mercury contamination. Good evening, every one. Im gerard ramalho. And im fernando. We have now learned that investigation expanded beyond the walls of the school and into several homes. Its our top story at 5 oclock. Nathan oneal is joining us live. With that clean up. But nathan, its still under way. And weve learned that eight homes in the community have been tested and cleared of mercury co of the epa Emergency Response team. They are still at the school at this hour and they plan to test even more homes this weekend. [inaudible] examination with the realtime Mercury Vapor analyzer. Itll determine very quickly if theres any mercury in the homes and what were finding is the homes are safe. Reporter a mercury scare has turned the junior high upside down. Screened and cleared after it was discovered they were expose ed to a small amount of mercury. Investigators, though, are still concerned because prolonged expo sure to mercury is unsafe. And they still havent found the source.
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