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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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Orange County Grand Jury • 2015-2016

Dealing with Asbestos in Orange County Public Schools

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Findings 12 findings

F1 Page 434
All but one of Orange County’s twenty-eight school districts have (encapsulated) asbestos
F2 Page 434
Although current EPA standards provide that encapsulated asbestos does not present an
F3 Page 434
Many school districts are not in full compliance with the AHERA regulatory requirement
F4 Page 434
Many school districts are not in full compliance with the AHERA regulatory requirement
F5 Page 434
Although nearly all school districts train their facilities and maintenance staff on hazardous
F6 Page 434
Orange County public schools are subject to very infrequent EPA inspections for AHERA
F7 Page 434
Inadequately managed construction efforts at more than one Orange County public school
F8 Page 435
Many school districts with public charter schools approved and financed by their district,
F9 Page 435
Many school districts rely on paper documents for recording key information such as
F10 Page 435
Some school districts have no documented facilities plans, and many districts that have
F11 Page 435
Many school districts fail to post key safety-related information on their web sites such as
F12 Page 435
Despite the fact that all Orange County school districts serve highly language-diverse

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