"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
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.
Jana Elementary School, which is in the Hazelwood School District, is seen on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 in Florissant. Elevated levels of radioactive waste were found at the school, according to a recent report, and the parent-teacher association wants an open public meeting to discuss it. Nearby Coldwater Creek, hidden by a line of trees next to the field to the right, which is prone to flooding, was contaminated by waste from nuclear bombs manufactured during World War II. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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.
At a school board meeting Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, a board representative read a statement from the board and school leaders outlining plans to send Jana Elementary School students to virtual classes until they, and staff, are redistricted to other buildings.
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"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
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.
Jana Elementary School, which is in the Hazelwood School District, is seen on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 in Florissant. Elevated levels of radioactive waste were found at the school, according to a recent report, and the parent-teacher association wants an open public meeting to discuss it. Nearby Coldwater Creek, hidden by a line of trees next to the field to the right, which is prone to flooding, was contaminated by waste from nuclear bombs manufactured during World War II. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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