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Lead paint at Yarralumla Primary School forces children out of classrooms

Sarah Lansdown
August 6 2020 - 12:00am
Yarralumla Primary School students, including preschoolers and those enrolled at the Montessori school, have been unable to use their usual classrooms due to high levels of lead. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Yarralumla Primary School students, including preschoolers and those enrolled at the Montessori school, have been unable to use their usual classrooms due to high levels of lead. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Students and teachers at Yarralumla Primary School have been locked out of some classrooms since the start of Term 3 after high levels of lead were detected in at least 11 rooms.

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Sarah Lansdown

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra Times education reporter

Sarah covers all stages of education in the capital, from early childhood to higher education. Previously she was a general news reporter at The Advocate in North West Tasmania. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2019 Tasmanian Media Awards for a series on paramedic shortages. Email: sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au

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