From:
Monona Rossol <0000030664c37427-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] Beacon HS student burned in botched chemistry experiment awarded nearly $60M
Date:
Jul 2, 2019 16:30 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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Re: [DCHAS-L] Beacon HS student burned in botched chemistry experiment awarded nearly $60M
Thank you, Yaritza. Well said. And add to the "science students and science teachers," ALL the teachers and students who use potentially harmful substances and equipment: Art, theater, agriculture, architecture, engineering, and the lot.
Monona
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From: Yaritza Brinker <YBrinker**At_Symbol_Here**FELE.COM>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Sent: Tue, Jul 2, 2019 12:03 pm
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Beacon HS student burned in botched chemistry experiment awarded nearly $60M
It may be different in your area, but where I live the school board's job is comparable to a CEO's job- raise funds, approve building improvements, and approve high level policy
changes. Much like a CEO, the board doesn't know who needs training nor what kind of training. The board assumes the superintendent and principals are providing adequate training for the teachers.
To make things worse, there is a false notion amongst the public (principals included) that a degree in science implies knowledge of experiment safety. Hence, the importance
of teaching safety at the college level. In my opinion, laboratory safety should be a required course for both science students and science teachers.
Thank you,
Yaritza Brinker
260..827.5402
From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
On Behalf Of Neil Edwards
Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 10:13 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Beacon HS student burned in botched chemistry experiment awarded nearly $60M
Hopefully, this huge jury award and the publicity generated by it will finally bring a decent amount of nationwide publicity to this ongoing problem, maybe enough
to make school boards sit up and take notice of what might happen if they don't properly train and supervise their science teachers.
Neil Edwards
Laboratory Manager
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
LIU Post
Brookville, NY
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