Asbestos in Ocean View School District Classrooms Disrupts Parents’ Plans for Their Children

More than a hundred parents and teachers attended a meeting in Huntington Beach that was organized through social media. (Credit: KTLA)

by: Los Angeles Times

Posted: Oct 12, 2014 / 06:22 PM PDT

Updated: Oct 12, 2014 / 11:27 PM PDT

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Huntington Beach parent Lily Coffin thought her young son would complete his education in the Ocean View School District.

Ethan, a second-grader, was happy learning alongside his friends at Hope View Elementary School, and Coffin was active in the Parent Teacher Organization.

But last week, Coffiin and other Ocean View parents learned that their children could have been exposed to potentially carcinogenic asbestos in their classrooms while the district worked to modernize several school sites.

“There’s no way I can trust my son is going to be safe there anymore,” she said of her decision to move Ethan to Seacliff Elementary in the neighboring Huntington Beach City School District.

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