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EPA Fines Schools for Asbestos Violations

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Two Arizona charter school operators have been fined for alleged violations of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Act, federal environmental officials announced.

In April 2007, inspectors with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discovered that seven charter schools operated by Pointe Educational Services and the Charter Foundation had not been inspected to determine if the buildings contained asbestos-containing materials and no asbestos management plan had been created. A subsequent inspection revealed that one of the schools contained asbestos building materials.

“Asbestos can potentially endanger the health of students, teachers and employees at schools,” Katherine Taylor, associate director for the communities and ecosystems division in EPA’s Pacific Southwest region said in a press release.

Federal law requires that local education agencies must conduct an inspection using accredited inspectors to determine if asbestos-containing building material is present and develop a management plan addressing the asbestos found in the school.

The EPA fined Pointe Educational Services $13,700 and The Charter Foundation $8,330, the agency said

Press Release

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