Assembly. Despite everyone getting the clear to leave campusccsd is hosting a meeting right here at jacobson elementary with parents who have concerns about the incident. captain ken young ccsd police at this point we do not believe that there was a hoax. Mauricio Marin Emergency Response teams worked late into the night at Walter Johnson junior high school. Where a teacher alerted School Administration to a student playing with a substance that turned out to be mercury. But questions still remain in the investigation. the origin who actually brought it in and exactly how much. Mauricio Marin more than 80 las vegas fire rescue crews responded and assisted with what they call the largest decontamination incident theyve ever dealt with. Helping screen students and staff for possible mercury exposure. The epa also came in to deal with the situation. randy nattis epa if they are over a certain level we take them out of the line and wipe them down and start washing them and in some cases sh
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