Make March 18 a day to tell the story of the 1937 Texas School Explosion. Inspire leadership to protect children from chemical hazards and unhealthy school conditions. Update your school's values and technical skills to live safely with 21st century chemicals and technology.
A Lesson of the 1937 Texas School Disaster: Visualize the Danger. People with responsibility may not have the knowledge or care about precaution.
The
official Court of Inquiry acknowledged a series of design, building
and operations problems, and unheeded warnings, yet named no one
responsible. They concluded that school officials were just "average
individuals, ignorant or indifferent to the need for precautionary
measures, where they cannot, in their lack of knowledge, visualize a
danger or a hazard." (Court of Inquiry, 1937.)
April 07, 2015
Healthy Schools Day April 7, 2015.
Parents can't take it for granted
that schools are the healthy places and safe havens we expect them to
be. Too many schools, old and new, create or ignore poor ventilation,
bad sanitation, and many health and safety code violations. For example,
the US EPA estimates that nearly 33,000 middle and high schools have
outdated or improperly stored explosives and other hazardous chemicals
in maintenance closets, labs and classrooms. It takes enormous courage,
persistence and creativity to overcome the status quo of indifference or
limited resources.
Healthy Schools Day reminds us to support the
leaders and join the partnerships working to protect children from
unhealthy and hazardous school conditions.
A Lesson of the 1937 Texas School Disaster: Visualize the Danger. People with responsibility may not have the knowledge or care about precaution.
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