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this tragedy probably wouldn t have occurred. how it could have been prevented and could still happen again. battery-powered brain. it can change people s minds. it felt fantastic. i didn t care what was doing it. is it a cure for depression? revealing investigation. stories with impact. this is cnn presents with tonight s host drew griffin. but they found out their school had a problem and not the teachers or the test scores or even the other kids. the problem is the building. it s toxic. that s right. it wasn t safe for the children. d ps-5 is isn t alone. as part of dr. sanjay gupta ongoing reporting on toxic towns he found all over the country children are going to school that can make them skick and th first stop is ps-51. she is helping her son get ready for the first day of school. brand op seems excited but marisol seems nerves. this is more than just a case of first day jitters. i cannot wait to get to school. in august, just weeks before school start
but they found out the school had a problem. it s not the teachers or the test scores or everyone the other kids. the problem is the building. it s toxic. that s right. it wasn t safe for the children. and ps-51 isn t alone. as part of dr. sanjay gupta s on going investigation, we found out all over the country, children are going to schools that can make them sick. his first stop was ps-51. yeah, i need your lunch bag. okay. marisol carera is helping her son, brandon, get ready for the first day of school. brandon seems excited. but marisol, she seems nervous. i always pride myself with this. this is more than just a case of first-day jitters. in august, just weeks before school started, marisol saw this emergency meeting notice taped to brandon s school. ps-51 in the bronx. that night, marisol joined an auditorium packed with worried parents. chancellor dennis wallcot opened the meeting with a dramatic statement. first, i want to start out by apologizing to a
this is cnn presents. tonight, we focus on stories related to your health department. tlets to the health of you and your family. it s a revolutionary treatment for depression that you re going to want to begin to know about. begin with an investigation into how school can make your child sick. the parents thought they hit the jackpot. their children won the lottery to get a coveted spot in one of new york s best public elementary schools. but they found out the school had a problem. it s not the teachers or the test scores or everyone the other kids. the problem is the building. it s toxic. that s right. it wasn t safe for the children. and ps-51 isn t alone. as part of dr. sanjay gupta s on going investigation, we found out all over the country, children are going to schools that can make them sick. his first stop was ps-51. yeah, i need your lunch bag. okay. marisol carera is helping her son, brandon, get ready for the first day of school. brandon seems excited.