Three Men and a Van

Coincidentally on the morning that the KHS Clean Air Committee delivered its letter to Elliott Landon requesting that he preserve material for testing, three men with a van arrived at King's Highway Elementary School and removed the carpeting from room 28 (second grade class). The parents had wanted testing conducted below the carpet and between the layers of carpet.

Thankfully a concerned parent passing by the school noticed what was happening, spoke to the workers doing the removal, took some photos to document their actions and preserved a sample of the carpeting. [click on photo to enlarge]

This event was covered in the Westport News.

The administration actions opens up a host of questions on how Mr. Landon, the BOE and school administration handled the carpet removal from room 28 at King's Highway Elementary School:

1. How was the removal firm selected?
2. Was the removal firm informed of the health condition associated with the carpet that necessitated the removal? According to the workers – no.
3. Was the removal firm told to follow specific guidelines with regard to disposal of the carpet? According to the workers – no.
4. Were the three workers who removed the carpeting informed of the health conditions? They indicated that they were not.
5. Did the workers who removed the carpeting wear protective clothing? No
6. Did the workers who removed the carpeting wear protective masks? No
7. Did the workers who removed the carpeting wear protective gloves? No
8. How was the school safeguarded from the carpeting as it passed through the various hallways?
9. Why was the carpet taken to the Wallingford dump and not dropped in Westport?
   
10. Were any federal or state guidelines followed in how the carpet was disposed?