Letter from Dr. Aubrey J. Serewicz, Sept. 3, 2010:
On Monday August 30, I attempted to view the testing apparatus for H2S measuring at the Cortland School. I was summarily refused with the comment that such visits are not allowed on days when children are in school. Needless to say, I was there before the children arrived.
Upon going to the central school office to meet with Dr. Briscoe, I was met with derision that I was wandering about the school without permission and this would not be tolerated. The comments that came from Ms. Lyle were utterly false. When, in fact, I had proceeded to the office and signed it. When refused, I left. From this I would judge that Ms. Lyle is totally antagonistic. Dr. Briscoe became more conciliatory and allowed me to tour the equipment that day at 10:00 am.
Ray Faivre, the maintenance supervisor, was gracious with his time. The equipment is connected and charged, but not functioning. It is correctly set at ppb (parts per billion) and there is a paper cassette in place, but there is no movement and no take-up reel. The intake hose is in the hall but set too high. For adults for VOC it should be between 3 and 5.5 feet. For H2S it should be a maximum of three feet. For children it should be proportionally lower. I explained this to Mr. Faivre. He assumed that the cleaning machines might give false positives and I explained that H2S does not come from the cleaning machines. I asked him to call me when the Honeywell testing begins.
I would like to announce that the Dept. of Public Health and the Dept. of Geography have endorsed any project I might engage in with their faculty. I have talked to two members and we will begin writing up proposals for a project from NIH next week.
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Dr. Aubrey Serewicz provided expert testimony on H2S during the public hearing on the siting application for a major expansion of the DeKalb County landfill. He was the only witness called by the registered objectors to the expansion. The DeKalb County Board voted 16-8 to approve the landfill. An appeal has been filed by Stop The Mega-Dump, a grassroots citizen group with 1,035 members. DeKalb County Online’s Mac McIntyre and Gracie Mott are founding members of that group.
Another coverup by the Principal and her chronies.No one should be surprised.The school/staff are only protecting their jobs. Politics/greed playing with the delicate lives of children. Where are the parents?Why aren't they protecting their children?Someone please call DCFS,"Endangerment of a Child".
Unbelievable.