Debris found in three classrooms at Schreiber High School in Port Washington has raised concern over possible asbestos in the school.
According to a joint statement from Superintendent Kathleen Mooney and Schreiber Principal Ira Pernick, asbestos was known to be in some of the building materials used when the school was constructed.
The three classrooms were closed and according to the district’s statement all tests conducted so far have “returned negative results for asbestos and [the rooms] have been cleared for use.”
One classroom remains closed while school officials wait for the state Department of Labor to review the test results and provide recommendations, the district’s statement said.
The testing was conducted by the district’s environmental consultants JC Broderick and Associates Inc. and the licensed contractor Branch Mechanical.
The statement says that the district’s facilities staff continues to follow a comprehensive asbestos inspection surveillance plan every six months, which is required by the state.
In cooperation with the Department of Labor, the district ensures that each classroom is a safe working environment for students and teachers, the statement said.
“The well-being of our students, staff and community is the Port Washington School District’s top priority,” Mooney and Pernick said in their joint statement.
