Jana Elementary PTA president Ashley Bernaugh speaks on the announcement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Jana was safe for students, following a board meeting of the Hazelwood School District on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Video by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Government contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey the area near a playground outside Jana Elementary in Florissant, where radioactivity testing at the school started on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, after a private firm found high levels, shuttering the Hazelwood School District building located near Coldwater Creek.聽
Hazelwood School Board superintendent Nettie Collins-Hart questions U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives Col. Kevin Golinghorst, left, and Phillip Moser, about why they did not come prepared with numbers when they presented preliminary findings to the board, declaring Jana Elementary to be safe, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.
Photos: Report of potential radioactive contamination riles the Jana Elementary school community in Florissant
Community skeptical after feds say no harmful radiation found at Jana Elementary in Florissant
Dawn Chapman, center, of environmental advocacy group Just Moms STL and PTA president Ashley Bernaugh confront Col. Kevin Golinghorst, 最新杏吧原创 District commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, following a Hazelwood School District board meeting where the Corps declared Jana Elementary to be safe, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Community skeptical after feds say no harmful radiation found at Jana Elementary in Florissant
Dawn Chapman of environmental advocacy group Just Moms STL confronts Robin Parks, right, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, following a Hazelwood School District board meeting where the Corps presented preliminary testing findings and declared Jana Elementary to be safe, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Col. Kevin Golinghorst, 最新杏吧原创 District commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, listens at left.
Community skeptical after feds say no harmful radiation found at Jana Elementary in Florissant
Dawn Chapman of environmental advocacy group Just Moms STL confronts Robin Parks, back to camera, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, following a Hazelwood School District board meeting where the Corps presented preliminary testing findings and declared Jana Elementary to be safe, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Col. Kevin Golinghorst, 最新杏吧原创 District commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, watches from behind Chapman. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Community skeptical after feds say no harmful radiation found at Jana Elementary in Florissant
Hazelwood School Board treasurer Sylvester Taylor questions U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives Col. Kevin Golinghorst, left, and Phillip Moser, about why they did not come prepared with numbers when they presented preliminary findings to the board, declaring Jana Elementary to be safe, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Community skeptical after feds say no harmful radiation found at Jana Elementary in Florissant
Dawn Chapman of environmental advocacy group Just Moms STL listens as Col. Kevin Golinghorst, 最新杏吧原创 District commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presents preliminary findings to the Hazelwood School District school board, declaring Jana Elementary to be safe without presenting any data, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Community skeptical after feds say no harmful radiation found at Jana Elementary in Florissant
Dawn Chapman of environmental advocacy group Just Moms STL confronts Col. Kevin Golinghorst, 最新杏吧原创 District commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, following a Hazelwood School District board meeting where the Corps presented preliminary testing findings and declared Jana Elementary to be safe, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.
Community skeptical after feds say no harmful radiation found at Jana Elementary in Florissant
Hazelwood School Board superintendent Nettie Collins-Hart questions U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives Col. Kevin Golinghorst, left, and Phillip Moser, about why they did not come prepared with numbers when they presented preliminary findings to the board, declaring Jana Elementary to be safe, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.
Community skeptical after feds say no harmful radiation found at Jana Elementary in Florissant
Marco Kaltofen watches as a slide is presented by representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, declaring Jana Elementary to be safe, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Kaltofen, president of Boston Chemical Data and an environmental and civil engineer, conducted earlier sampling which led to the school's closure due to high radioactivity levels. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Radioactive testing begins at Jana Elementary
Government contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey the area near a playground outside Jana Elementary in Florissant, where radioactivity testing at the school started on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, after a private firm found high levels, shuttering the Hazelwood School District building located near Coldwater Creek.聽
Radioactive testing begins at Jana Elementary
Government contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gather outside Jana Elementary in Florissant to begin radioactivity testing at the school on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, after a private firm found high levels that shuttered the Hazelwood School District building located near Coldwater Creek. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Radioactive testing begins at Jana Elementary
Jana Elementary PTA president Ashley Bernaugh got to school at 6 a.m., hoping to let arriving U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives know that the PTA would like a meeting with them on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Government contractors began radioactivity testing at the school after a private firm found high levels, shuttering the Hazelwood School District building located in Florissant near Coldwater Creek. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Testing radiation levels at Jana Elementary School in Florissant
Contractors scan floors inside Jana Elementary School in Florissant with radiation detection equipment. The Hazelwood School Board will hear results from the latest round of testing, carried out by St. Charles company SCI Engineering, on Tuesday Nov. 15, 2022, and the Army Corps or Engineers will host a town hall meeting to share results from its own testing on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022.
Hazelwood School District announced Tuesday night that Jana Elementary will close
鈥淲e don't blame you all, but we want to hear what's going on because these are our babies,鈥 said Patrice Strickland, speaking during the public portion of a packed Hazelwood School Board meeting addressing a report that elevated levels of radioactive waste were found at Jana Elementary School. The meeting was held Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, at the Hazelwood School District Learning Center in Florissant.
Hazelwood School District announced Tuesday night that Jana Elementary will close
"Virtual school is not the answer," said mother Cheryl Lane, right, who leaves a Hazelwood School Board meeting with her two sons, Aaron, 9, left, and Andrew, 7, on Oct. 18, 2022, at the Hazelwood School District Learning Center in Florissant. The board announced elementary students will switch to virtual learning after radioactive waste was found at Jana Elementary School. "My kids have been virtual since the start of the school year, and they are not learning," said Lane.聽
Elevated levels of radioactive waste found at Jana Elementary School
A school bus arrives at Jana Elementary School on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Florissant. Radioactive samples were found at the Hazelwood School District school, according to a recently released report. Nearby Coldwater Creek was contaminated by waste from nuclear bombs manufactured during World War II.
Elevated levels of radioactive waste found at Jana Elementary School
Jana Elementary School, which is in the Hazelwood School District, is seen on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Florissant. Coldwater Creek, at right, which is prone to flooding, was contaminated by waste from nuclear bombs manufactured during World War II.
Recent Coldwater Creek flood may have endangered school
The waters of Coldwater Creek on flow northward on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, seen from a pedestrian bridge at St. Ferdinand Park in Florissant. Radioactive waste up to 22 times the expected level was found downstream from the park at nearby Jana Elementary School. Coldwater Creek, which flooded in August, was contaminated by waste from nuclear bombs manufactured during World War II. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Recent Coldwater Creek flood may have endangered school
A walker crosses a pedestrian bridge over Coldwater Creek on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, from St. Ferdinand Park in Florissant. Radioactive waste up to 22 times the expected level was found downstream from the park at nearby Jana Elementary School. Coldwater Creek, which flooded in August, was contaminated by waste from nuclear bombs manufactured during World War II. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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