From California Post · · 50s
Long Beach Parents Demand Answers for Mysterious Sickness
Parents at Long Beach elementary school protest mysterious illnesses affecting students.
In brief
Parents at Long Beach elementary school protest mysterious illnesses affecting students. Long Beach parents demand answers after students at Monroe Elementary School experience headaches, nosebleeds, and dizziness. Originally reported by California Post.
Parents protest mysterious illnesses
Thirty parents and children protested outside Monroe Elementary School Friday morning demanding answers about students' mysterious illnesses.
“We have EIGHT more months of school, and we deserve to send our kids to school with zero doubts that there is cause for concern.”
Symptoms concentrated in one classroom
Parents reported headaches, nosebleeds, fatigue and dizziness in one fourth-grade classroom at Monroe Elementary School.
School district acknowledges symptoms
The district acknowledged the classroom teacher experienced dizziness and four students suffered nosebleeds.
Environmental testing reveals issues
An outside company found temperatures as high as 102.6 degrees, elevated humidity and low levels of pollutants including carbon monoxide.
Parents demand further testing
Parents say the testing did not address concerns and want additional testing and a second expert opinion.
“They’re just keeping us in the dark.”
The essence
Long Beach parents demand answers after students at Monroe Elementary School experience headaches, nosebleeds, and dizziness.
