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Asbestos, lead clean up costs Education Directorate $40 million

Sarah Lansdown
March 23 2021 - 4:30am
The Education Directorate found lead dust in seven more schools following the discovery of lead in the heating ventilation and cooling system at Richardson Primary School. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
The Education Directorate found lead dust in seven more schools following the discovery of lead in the heating ventilation and cooling system at Richardson Primary School. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

The ACT Education Directorate has spent almost $40 million in the past four years cleaning up lead paint and asbestos in schools, admitting they only informed parents of the most recent contamination because of media attention.

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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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