Fw: Release of Report: POISONED SCHOOLS: Invisible Threats, Visible Actions

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From: " Irene Wilkenfeld " <irw@...>

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Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 5:43 PM

Subject: Release of Report: POISONED SCHOOLS: Invisible Threats, Visible

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: Dear Listmates:

:

: For all of you working on SAFE SCHOOL issues, you might be

: interested in the official release of a landmark report by

: CHEJ (Center for Health, Environment and Justice) on the

: first day of spring (March 21). Below you will find a copy

: of my letter to my local newspaper editor.

:

: If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the report you

: can call CHEJ at 703-237-2249 and ask for either Deb Benyik

: or Cotter.

:

: To safer schools,

: Irene Wilkenfeld

:

:

: Irene Ruth Wilkenfeld

: SAFE SCHOOLS

: 8818 Sherman Mountain Road

: Cheyenne, WY 82009-8844

: [307] 772-0655

: FAX: [307] 772-0656

: e-mail: irw@...

:

:

: FOR RELEASE ON MARCH 21st

: March 14, 2001

:

: Letters-to-the-Editor

: Wyoming Tribune Eagle

: 702 W. Lincolnway

: Cheyenne, WY 82001

:

: Dear Editor:

:

: Throughout Wyoming and all across the nation, unsuspecting

: children are routinely exposed to environmental health

: hazards, which are capable of causing debilitating childhood

: diseases, learning disabilities, and neurodevelopmental

: injury. This exposure occurs in the very place that many of

: us think of as a safe haven, our neighborhood school.

: Increasing numbers of children are being stricken with

: asthma, childhood cancers, learning disabilities, and

: behavioral disorders. And in many cases, the culprit is an

: " invisible " environmental exposure in a contaminated

: classroom.

:

: On March 21st, the first day of spring, the Center for

: Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) will release their

: groundbreaking new report, Poisoned Schools: Invisible

: Threats, Visible Actions. It features two front-burner

: issues: the use of pesticides in schools and the building of

: schools on contaminated sites. In this report, physicians,

: parents, school employees, scientists and grassroots

: activists from across the country, come together to offer

: insights about existing problems and suggestions for

: remediation. The goal of this report is to connect local

: efforts across the country, raise awareness of the toxic

: threats to children's health and promote precautionary

: approaches, cognizant of our children's unique vulnerability

: to environmental health hazards.

:

: As an environmental health consultant, specializing in

: school environments, I wholeheartedly endorse CHEJ's efforts

: and urge my fellow Cheyenne residents to get involved,

: become informed, protect our children and spring into action

: today!

:

: Feel free to contact me if you are interested in obtaining a

: copy of this landmark report.

:

: To safer schools and kinder classrooms,

: Irene Wilkenfeld

:

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