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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Beacon HS student burned in botched chemistry experiment awarded nearly $60M

Date: Jul 4, 2019 19:50 UTC

Author: Dorothy Holley <dtholley**At_Symbol_Here**NCSU.EDU>

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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 5, 2019 01:37 UTC

Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety

In-Reply-To: Re: [DCHAS-L] Beacon HS student burned in botched chemistry experiment awarded nearly $60M

Demystify: 

Dorothy..  You got  the message exactly right.  Because the last words in that speech to union reps, occupational medical personnel, lawyers, and activists was:  "And to do make this happen, it is going to take ALL of us."    Monona


-----Original Message-----
From: Dorothy Holley <dtholley**At_Symbol_Here**NCSU.EDU>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Sent: Thu, Jul 4, 2019 7:42 pm
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Beacon HS student burned in botched chemistry experiment awarded nearly $60M

Manona,

Thank you.  You pointed it out exactly.  We need real science being taught (not online versions) by real teachers (that means training and resources for proper materials, equipment, training, retraining) who are supported by real administrators (who also understand the nature of science) and a real BoE (who also have resources to make informed decisions about how to facilitate learning).  "We" means all of us, whether we have children or not.  Our industry suffers when real science is not taught.  I'm sure that is why the ACS has an education branch.  On this, the 4th of July, I'd go so far to say that our country depends on educating all of our children; it is a matter of national security. We all pay taxes to get this job done well.  Thank you to those who serve on boards and commissions, paid or volunteer, who teach and educate the public on the importance of real science, real teachers, real administrators and real Boards... and to those who help deal with what happens when the system isn't working the way it should.  

Let us all put energy into fixing the whole system. Please don't let your district diminish science instruction due to the money it takes to teach it.  Get involved in a positive way.  Hats off to you Manona for speaking out to large audiences.  

On Thu, Jul 4, 2019 at 5:18 AM Peter Zavon <pzavon**At_Symbol_Here**rochester.rr.com> wrote:
Debbie,
 
I don't run for my local school board.  Since I have no children, that would be a political impossibility.  However, I have been on the Health and Safety Advisory Committee to that Board for the last 5 years.  The committee includes representatives of the school nurses, the principals, teachers, district administration, food service director, Assistant Superintendent for facilities, a designated member of the School Board and the insurance company (now a Safety professional but previously an Industrial Hygienist), among others.  One of the parent members, who just rotated off, was also a Safety Professional and used to just "drop by" construction and major maintenance sites for several years, reporting back to the committee..  Most of those concerns have been well internalized by the District now, one reason he felt comfortable leaving.  We have also have the Chemical Safety Officer (a chemistry teacher in the high school) join us from time to time, and he coordinates with the science staff in the middle school.
 
Now that I am nominally retired, I hope to get more involved with the arts and theater side of activities in the coming school year, since I am pretty comfortable with how the science side (at least chemistry) is being handled.  So far, whenever I've asked a question about arts activity, the answers coming back have been pretty descent.
 
 
Peter Zavon, CIH
Penfield, NY

PZAVON**At_Symbol_Here**Rochester.rr.com