http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/school-air1.htm
http://content.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/smokestack/interactive/4
There are schools nationwide that are located around industrial factories. The factories are emitting toxic pollutants into the air. Guess who's breathing in these toxins? Yes, you guessed correct. The children, teachers, and everyone else in the surrounding areas.
I believe the EPA needs to do more to regulate the the emission levels of these factories. The problem is who's going to regulate the regulators? It is a crime for people to be exposed to these toxins.
In most minority communities you can easily find industrial factories nearby. The flipside to this is that throughout the rest of the U.S. where there aren't any minorities there are Caucasians being exposed to the same toxins. Exposing people to toxins is a crime. These companies slowly killing people, they are also killing the earth with their toxic fumes and waste.
Schools shouldn't be built by these factories. The schools that are within a 4 mile range of factory that emits toxins should be closed.
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I agree that special care should be taken when choosing where to build a school. Additionally, I think special care should be taken into account as to how a school is cared for. From the type of paint, to cleaning supplies, I think that the overall well-being of each student, teacher and employee is an important responsibility of each school building, if not the districts at large.
ReplyDeleteI agree that more care should be taken in what kind of physical environment we put our children in. I'm not sure that closing factories is the answer, as many communities are dependent on these factories for jobs. I think this is a larger societal issue with the environment. We just need to start really looking at alternatives for the way we do things. We need to start making cleaner factories, stricter environmental regulations, and educating the public about what it is that they are breathing in! Not to downplay the importance of the toxins as they relate to student achievement, but don't we all have a right to clean air, whether we live by a school or not?
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