Hamilton, New
Jersey - a very bad report shook the city in New Jersey this week after the
results showed that in almost every school in the school district faces
significant - and often dangerous - problem. Architects
Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie researched every school in Hamilton, New Jersey,
and found that nearly half of the schools with the deadly poison of asbestos
and other schools have been infected do not meet federal standards for
accessibility.
However, the list of problems is much broader than just provide accessibility and asbestos facing the Hamilton School District. Of the twenty-four schools, architects Hamilton School was awarded three sets of "A"
Unfortunately, the school administration and school management, the different conditions of the building was a shock. In 2010, the school district forced to cut $ 16 million from the general budget, in accordance with the new regulations of the state. Reduce Regular maintenance of school facilities was one of the difficult budget choices status of employees of the school district should be doing.
According to Jeff Hewitson, president of the school board, this mentality "rob Peter to pay Paul" left the school district in disarray.
To see the error of the architect problems of distance, make poor sanitary conditions for students and teachers who do not need a sufficient number of outlets and electrical system problems. Age in school facilities over a hundred years as "new" with a frequency of almost half a century. Even schools that have received passing grades - B and C - there are some structural problems.
Hewitson said that the figures reflected on how well and well preserved buildings and as care in the budget of the school district.
Perhaps the most dangerous aspects of the research there was the discovery of asbestos and black mold. Although asbestos is a highly toxic carcinogen, can be found in a variety of materials, such as plumbing and electrical, floor and ceiling tiles and roofs. Exposure to asbestos and lung cancer may mesothelioma, a rare but deadly form of cancer, causing a thin lining of the lungs, heart or stomach cramps influences.
Now the school board decides that the most financial sense to invest in the necessary repairs to existing schools or building entirely new structures.
However, the list of problems is much broader than just provide accessibility and asbestos facing the Hamilton School District. Of the twenty-four schools, architects Hamilton School was awarded three sets of "A"
Unfortunately, the school administration and school management, the different conditions of the building was a shock. In 2010, the school district forced to cut $ 16 million from the general budget, in accordance with the new regulations of the state. Reduce Regular maintenance of school facilities was one of the difficult budget choices status of employees of the school district should be doing.
According to Jeff Hewitson, president of the school board, this mentality "rob Peter to pay Paul" left the school district in disarray.
To see the error of the architect problems of distance, make poor sanitary conditions for students and teachers who do not need a sufficient number of outlets and electrical system problems. Age in school facilities over a hundred years as "new" with a frequency of almost half a century. Even schools that have received passing grades - B and C - there are some structural problems.
Hewitson said that the figures reflected on how well and well preserved buildings and as care in the budget of the school district.
Perhaps the most dangerous aspects of the research there was the discovery of asbestos and black mold. Although asbestos is a highly toxic carcinogen, can be found in a variety of materials, such as plumbing and electrical, floor and ceiling tiles and roofs. Exposure to asbestos and lung cancer may mesothelioma, a rare but deadly form of cancer, causing a thin lining of the lungs, heart or stomach cramps influences.
Now the school board decides that the most financial sense to invest in the necessary repairs to existing schools or building entirely new structures.
