The Elimination of Toxic Schools

Location

CSU

Student's Major

Communication Studies

Student's College

Arts and Humanities

Mentor's Name

Daniel Cronn-Mills

Mentor's Department

Communication Studies

Mentor's College

Arts and Humanities

Description

Schools are becoming toxic simply because of the sites upon which they are built. The Center for Health and Environmental Justice produced a report in March of 2001. The report stated that children are more vulnerable to toxic chemicals than adults because they are smaller and still developing. The report also stated that cancer, learning disabilities, and diseases among children are on the rise and the schools are to blame. The report cites dozens of schools throughout the U.S. are built on toxic land and more schools are currently being built on problematic sites. The CBS News.com of March 21, 2001, reports federal officials claim 2,400 new schools will be built by the year 2003. As more of these schools are being built on toxic land, we will continue to see the illnesses in children rise. The purpose of this project is to examine the growing dilemma of toxic schools by first examining the problem of toxic schools, second, determining what is causing our schools to become toxic, and finally, proposing realistic solutions to stop the contamination our schools.

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The Elimination of Toxic Schools

CSU

Schools are becoming toxic simply because of the sites upon which they are built. The Center for Health and Environmental Justice produced a report in March of 2001. The report stated that children are more vulnerable to toxic chemicals than adults because they are smaller and still developing. The report also stated that cancer, learning disabilities, and diseases among children are on the rise and the schools are to blame. The report cites dozens of schools throughout the U.S. are built on toxic land and more schools are currently being built on problematic sites. The CBS News.com of March 21, 2001, reports federal officials claim 2,400 new schools will be built by the year 2003. As more of these schools are being built on toxic land, we will continue to see the illnesses in children rise. The purpose of this project is to examine the growing dilemma of toxic schools by first examining the problem of toxic schools, second, determining what is causing our schools to become toxic, and finally, proposing realistic solutions to stop the contamination our schools.