Night and we are hearing it again tonight. Many parents are here are at Jacobson Elementary School waiting for some answers on how the mercury contamination happened at johnson junior high. More than a thousand students and staff were quarantined for more than 16 hours as Emergency Responders struggled to deal with the largest co tonight, the Health District and Environmental Protection Agency Officials will meet with parents to discuss what went wrong and moving forward. What happens now. Shakala Alvaranga the district is planning on reviewing their procedures. Meanwhile, Police Continue to investigate whether anyone will be charged in this incident. Reporting live Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. paul joncich thanks shakala. Continues our team coverage. Denise Valdez shes live at johnson junior high. Where clean up crews have been decontaminating the campus all day. karen castro while crews worked inside hoping to get answers from administrators. But the doors are locked, adding to thei
Several parents voiced their concerns at an open house thursday night at Walter Jacobson elementary school. After wednesdays hazmat scare at johnson junior high. Emotions ran high as many parents want to know the extent of the mercury contamination the mother of the teen who touched the substance that set off the quarantine says she wants to know what to do next. Tanja babajan, parent i dont know what to do, where to go, whom to ask, whose gonna help us, whose gonna clean my house, whose gonna check my little kids. He told me he gets headaches, hes naseaus, he has diarrhea. Now. Kirsten Joyce police say they are working to figure out how the mercury got into the school and who brought it. If you have items that may be contaminated, police urge you to bring them to johnson junior high this morning at 8. Kirsten Joyce during last nights School Board Meeting School District superintendent Pat Skorkowsky said he will meet with the officials involved with the incident. Residents asked where
And im paul joncich in for dave. A packed house tonight at nearby Walter Jacobson elementary school. And emotions were running high. Denise Valdez we have Team Coverage for you tonight. Brittany edney is just ahead with reaction from tonights School Board Meeting. Shakala alvaranga starts us off live with new details from this Community Open house. Shakala . Shakala Alvaranga paul and denise, it took only a few minutes for a shouting match to ensue. Some parents were upset with the lack of communication last night. And left just as angry becas simply werent being answered. What was supposed to be an informative meeting. Clouded by frustration and anger. We all want to know the answer questions gone unanswered. And many want to know. Just how serious is this mercury contamination. i dont know what to whose gonna help us, whose gonna clean my house, whose gonna check my little kids. tanjas son touched the substance. That set off a 20 hour quarantine at Walter Johnson junior high. Today h
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