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Showing posts with label 1937 Texas School Explosion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1937 Texas School Explosion. Show all posts
7/31/09
When Even Angels Wept
March 18, 1937 began like any other day for the school children of New London, Texas. Thirteen minutes before the last bell was to dismiss, 293 of those children had fallen victim to the worst school tragedy in American history. Accumulation of leaked natural gas produced one quick and massive explosion heard for miles. Nothing remained from what was once considered the richest rural school in the world. Only the few surviving children and their tears endured. At that moment, the world knew a generation had died. When Even Angels Wept is a documentation using actual words of those who lived to tell their story from that fateful day. Year after year may pass, but their ageless recollections still stand the test of time. See the film trailer: When Even Angels Wept
Website of the New London School Explosion
7/21/09
Center for Health, Environment & Justice PVC Campaign
Check out this video on how the industry has been hiding information from their workers on the dangers of working with PVC....Does your child's lunchbox contain PVC? Just 3 weeks to the release of CHEJ's Back to School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies.
Length:9:29
Just 2 weeks 'til the release of CHEJ's Back to School Guide! Check out part 2 of Bill Moyers' expose on the toxic PVC industry - the same industry that makes PVC lunchboxes and backpacks!
Length:9:58
4/5/08
Heroes 2008
Healthy Schools Heroes Award 2008 Every year, to mark the anniversary of the March 18, 1937 Texas School Explosion, Healthy Kids salutes Healthy Schools Heroes who demonstrate extraordinary responsibility and inspirational leadership to protect children and teachers from chemical hazards in schools.
The Healthy Schools Heroes Award is an annual opportunity to remember the worst school disaster in American history as a case study and cautionary tale. It can inspire us to break the silence about school hazards and to prioritize the values and technical skills we need to live safely with 21st century chemicals and technology. It prompts us to take action to save lives in today's schools where explosives and other hazardous materials in labs, closets and storerooms are routinely ignored.
Healthy Kids Healthy Schools Heroes Award 2008
* Matthew Langenfeld, US EPA, Region 8, School Chemical Cleanout Coordinator
* Allyson Kelley, Rocky Mountain College American Indian Affairs, Project Director
* Brian Spangler, Montana Department of Environmental Quality
* Bonnie Rouse , Montana Department of Environmental Quality
* Bruce Hayes, Wyoming Department of Education
Click here to read more about the 2008 Healthy Schools Heroes Award and other inspiring nominees.
Bring the Lessons of the 1937 Texas School Explosion to Your School. http://journal.rcn.net/sentinellions
Be a hero. Help make chemical safety part of your school's ongoing security audits and safety plan.
1) talk with parents, educators and community leaders about making safety part of school culture,
2) create a universal zero tolerance policy for explosives in schools,
3) promote a sense of shared responsibility and accountability for student, employee and visitor health and safety in all school areas and activities.
See: "Time to Heal," Glenn Cook, American School Board Journal, April 2008, volume 195, no. 04, pages 44-47.
The online title School Hazardous Materials Accidents Are Preventable and link currently assigned to the article, http://www.asbj.com/MainMenuCategory/Archive/2008/April/SchoolHazardousMaterialsAccidentsArePreventable.aspx, will not be the permanent link. The article is scheduled to go to the ASBJ archives about April 21. Check online then for the permanent link.
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