Education department has closed schools for assessment and cleaning despite assessing the health risk as ‘low’
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Twenty-five public schools in the Australian Capital Territory will remain closed on Tuesday while dozens of others will open or partially open after fears over children’s play sand products that may contain asbestos.
More than 70 schools were shut on Monday in the territory after asbestos was detected in some samples of coloured play sand. An audit found use of the product was “widespread” across the ACT’s public schools.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/17/more-than-70-act-public-schools-closed-over-health-fears-from-asbestos-contaminated-childrens-play-sand
Author : Jessica O’Bryan
Publish date : 2025-11-17 07:07:00
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