Herald & Lantern 1 August '84 65

7 Local Schools Affected NJEA Sues to Shut » Schools With Asbestos

TRENTON - The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), which represents thousands of school teachers statewide, has filed two suits with the Commissioner of Education, seeking the immediate shutdown of public schools whose officials do not remove asbestos. Seven local schools in * five districts contain the cancer-causing insulation. Lower Township Elementary, Ocean City and Wildwood districts plan to remove it; North Wildwood and Middle Township districts do not, their respective superintendent reported in mid-June. The NJEA suits mark the first time the union has entered the legal bettle against asbestos. According to the Newark Star-Ledger, which broke the story last week, the suits — brought on behalf of all state teachers — contend that school district officials have failed to remove asbestos materials and did ^ot comply with federal reflations to warn teachers of their presence. THE SUITS DEMAND that the districts take immediate action to identify asbestos materials, warn employes of the danger from exposure to them, remove and replace them. In addition, the NJEA seeks immediate closing of schools or sections of them where asbestos has been \ found, the Star-Ledger reported. New Jersey School Board Association (NJSBA) lawyers plan to review the suits before commenting $ them, according to the

organization's news letter. . The Star-Ledger also reported that NJEA President Edithe Fulton brought two suits — in Superior Court and Workers' Compensation Court — against the Brick Township Board of Education. The suits contend that the death of the union leader's husband, Robert, in 1983 resulted from his exposure to asbestos while teaching in the Brick schools, Ocean County. According to the newspaper, the suits allege that the school system and 25 "John Doe" corpora- / tions (manufacturers, con- c tractors, suppliers etc.) "know or should have ( known" the dangers in- v herent in exposure to asbestos and charges them with concealing information about the health hazard. The suits brought by the union leader, represent the first time an asbestosrelated claim has been made by the spouse of a school employe. Nonetheless, numerous suits against asbestos manufacturers and suppliers are pending in the courts. NJSBA, for example, has been ' deeply involved in litigation concerning liability for asbestos removal. THIS SPRING, the NJSBA intervened as a "friend of the court" in a case before a federal district judge in Pennsylvania (In Re: School' Asbestos Litigation). Along with the National School Boards' Association and several local districts, NJSBA is seeking reversal

of the judgeVearlier decision to certify^ll public school district* as a "class," entitled towing a class action suit againsrNL asbestos manufacturers. Such a move would preclude boards from filling individual suits against manufacturers and would result in awards ranging frdm $2,000 to $3,000 per district if a class action were successful, according to Paula Mullaly, NJSBA general counsel. Instead, the association is seeking an option for districts to enter litigation Mother individually or as a /»" Asbestos problems and removal costs vary among v districts," explained Mullaly. "Providing the option would allow smaller districts, that cannot afford individual suits, to enter claims as part of a class while permitting those seeking larger claims to take individual action.. FURTHER HEARINGS on the matter were scheduled yesterday. One New JerM^ school district with an individual suit pending is Burlington County's Cinnaminson Township. The district is seeking several million dollars in damages from an asbestos manufacturer. However, further action on the suit is being held by a federal district court judge in New Jersey pending disposition of a separate products liability case — not involving asbestos contamination — currently before the state Supreme Court. NJSBA has entered the case, Spring Motors, as amicus. At issue is Whether or not a schoef district is a "commercial consumer of goods," a designation that would limit damages it can receive in asbestos-related cases. In its brief, the association asserts that since a school district is a governmental entity, it is.no t a "commercial" consumer and therefore should not be subject to award limitations in product liability cases. NJSBA originated Assembly Bill 622 and Senate Bill 1224. sponsored by Joseph Doria and Eldward O'Connor, respectively. Awaiting a vote in the state Senate, the measures would establish a four-year grant program, totalling $40 million, for asbestos removal and offer funds for districts that have completed such projects. In addition, the association and its Federal Relations Network lobbying group have sought federal funds for asbestos removal. "NJSBA has long been concerned about ? dangers posed to school , children, as well as school ' employes, by asbestos_£ontaining materials/1 — "sajCZPresiclent Margaret Mueller. districts h a v e^j- emoyed the subsnrace Jrom the schools, ofteo^Tt enormous expense. We believe that the sta \$st and federal governments share the responsibility with the schools in prompting expeditious removal of this health danger." i i )

Ewing, Bell Troth Announced

AVALON — Dr. and Mrs. Agnew R. Ewing of West Grove, Pa., this borough, and Naples, Fla., announce the engagement of their daughter Jacqueline Ann to John Anthony Bell of New York and Montreal, £ Quebec, Canada, s. Bell was born j n Guildford, England and.'-isf son of Mrs. Ellen BL ' Belfgf Canada and the lati -JabnB. Bell. I

\ A acquie is a graduate of ToWer Hill School, Wilmington, De„ and graduated Siunma Cum Laude from the University of South Florida as a psychology inajor. She w$s associated f^with Robert S. Golden. Realtor, Avalon, for many .'years as a real estate ^ broker. At present she is a commodity futures specialist with Fair Man, Inc. of New York. Bell is a graduate of Lyola Colleoe a§ a political science major. He is also a graduate of the Universitie de lyon^, Lyons, France. At present he is a cocoa specialist in the Futures Physical Nt-a r k e t a s s o c i a w IA h Woodhouse^ u>rake /and <larey, IncT ofNew Ybw _^An. October^fedduig in /£iglorf\is planneo/ (

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