Gilmer Free Press

G-LtE™: Is Glenville’s Elementary School A Serious Health Hazard?

Questions were posed for decades about effects of the plastic pipe factory on the health of children and adults at Glenville Elementary School.

There have been allegations that something unusual was occurring there because of allergies and more serious conditions, but the allegations were ignored under the guise of undue alarmism.

One outcome of the State’s takeover of our schools was that official concerns were stated about the school’s safety.

Specifically, in the State’s report entitled Initial Education Performance Audit Report For Gilmer County School System June 2011  it was stated, “The facility is located next door to an industrial site (plastic plant).”

A study should be conducted to determine how much if any the plant may have affected the health of students and adults at the school.

The emphasis should be on determining how to deal with latent health effects which may have been triggered and to provide medical treatment to those who may already have health problems from being at the school.

Even If linkage between the plant and health problems is not proven, a new elementary school should be built as soon as possible to whisk students and adults away from the existing site with its potential for a calamity including a fire.

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Thanks GFP for enabling citizens to read the Audit Report. There is convincing information in it to prove that serious problems exist with our school system, there is more than enough blame for all levels, and it will be a challenge to get the County’s system on track. Hopefully the transition can be made from the present blame game phase to one of honest cooperation in solving our problems. The focus must be on doing what is best for our youth, not counter productive efforts with motives for revenge and blame assignment. Dr. Simmons’ coalition letter has set the needed tone for future initiatives so let us move forward with   hatchets sheathed.