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Jana Elementary School shuts down after radioactive waste concerns
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FLORISSANT, Mo. – Jana Elementary School is expected to close for good, several months after concerns resurfaced over radioactive contamination around the school.
The Hazelwood School District sent a letter to parents Tuesday stating that “there is no expectation that Jana Elementary will reopen.”
Environmental investigation consultants pointed out radioactive contamination at the school last year. Jana Elementary opened in 1970 and sits in the flood plain of Coldwater Creek, which was contaminated with radioactive waste generated from the production of atomic weapons in the 1940s and 50s.
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Renewed worries about contamination gained national attention in October, months after historic flash flooding slammed the St. Louis region. A company called Boston Chemical Data Corp took post-flooding samples in August from Jana Elementary’s library, kitchen, classrooms, fields and playgrounds. The findings revealed that the school had much higher levels of radioactive exposure than were expected.
Jana Elementary closed down days after the report surfaced, and students have since moved to other buildings within the Hazelwood School District. The Hazelwood School District released the following statement, in part, to parents and community members on recent developments:
“The Board and administration recognize that the closure of Jana Elementary and the subsequent redistricting of students and reassignment of staff to other district schools has not been an easy transition.However, there is no expectation that Jana Elementary will reopen, and students and staff will remain at their current schools. At the same time, we are encouraged by the resilience our Hazelwood School District community has shown throughout this season of change and uncertainty. As we look to the future, we are committed to supporting all of our students and staff in fully embracing their new school communities.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted follow-up tests at the school last fall, which indicated the school was safe and did not have radioactive exposure above normal. USACE has assisted with remediation efforts for nearly 20 years around Coldwater Creek and expects to be finished by 2038.
Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter earlier this month to President Joe Biden demanding immediate action to clean up around the school. He also introduced legislation urging the U.S. Senate to pass legislation to clean up the school.
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“I’ve introduced legislation that is very simple,” said Hawley. “We’re not trying to rewrite the U.S. code here. It’s very simple. It gets justice for these kids. It would order the federal government to clean up the school. Clean it up. If it can’t be cleaned up, build a new one.”
On Tuesday, a Corps official also requested more testing around the area, seeking permission from St. Louis County to test soil and water from nearby Fort Belle Fontaine Park. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2016 urged people to stay away from Coldwater Creek.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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