Exposure to mercury covered up

Carenne School has covered up the exposure of a number of students and staff to Mercury vapor following the breakage of a projector lamp on Wednesday. Staff claim that the lamp broke after Michael Auld told class staff it would be safe to continue using after a safety warning appeared saying it needed replacement.

Staff claim that following the breakage and release of vapor, students remained in the room despite it being a recommendation that the room be evacuated and aired out for at least 15 minutes with the air conditioner off. It is possible that the teacher did not know about this safety procedure. Staff also claim that the mercury was cleaned up using a vacuum, which the US EPA discourages as it makes mercury particles airborne.

Peter Harvey was made aware of the incident by a Carenne whistleblower who claims she never heard back from him.