Parents Fear Kids Sent Back to Asbestos-Riddled Rooms

Parents are terrified their children are still being exposed to asbestos at a primary school, alleging a patch-up job has not made the classrooms safe. They fear children may have been exposed to asbestos for months or even years at a Queensland school. A teacher reported seeing dust falling from a ceiling at Rochedale State School, south of Brisbane, on March 8, leading to the evacuation of two classroom blocks housing year one, two and three students. The Education Department took 89 samples and four days later parents received confirmation 14 had tested positive for the banned building material. Children were moved into libraries or unaffected classrooms while further testing and reports were done....