Asbestos Protests Continue at Cobble Hill’s P.S. 29
Push To Change Law for All ‘Toxic’ School Construction
Parents and supporters wearing surgical masks and waving signs rallied outside Cobble Hill’s construction-shrouded P.S. 29 on Monday after learning that asbestos-removal work had been scheduled to begin that night without the legally required notification.
The asbestos removal is part of a massive and dusty 18-month renovation project that started February at the highly-rated school on Henry Street between Baltic and Kane streets. Parents say the noise and dust are already affecting their children’s readiness for this week’s standardized tests, and some are considering pulling their kids out of school during the asbestos project.