School District Says No Health Concerns Found at Dos Pueblos High So Far

By the Santa Barbara Unified School District

A preliminary review of the environmental assessment at Dos Pueblos High School reports that no concerns have been found so far.

District staff reviewed the laboratory results that Geosyntec collected at Dos Pueblos over the winter break.

During Geosyntec’s environmental assessment, they collected indoor air samples from classrooms and offices and outdoor air samples from various parts of the campus. Researchers also gathered soil samples from the interior of the campus and surrounding school property and tested them for electromagnetic fields and radon.

Once the samples were collected, Geosyntec sent them to laboratories for tests. District Staff reviewed preliminary results with Santa Barbara County Public Health leaders.

In addition, the California Cancer Registry is continuing to review DPHS staff cancer cases. So far, they have not found any common link or cluster of cases.

The review started late last year after staff brought health concerns to District leaders.

“We care about our employee and student safety and take these concerns very seriously. We are thankful the preliminary report indicates no health concerns but will continue to monitor the findings to ensure that is still the case. We thank Santa Barbara County Public Health for their help in this process,” said Dr. Hilda Maldonado, Superintendent.

Once the District receives the final reports from Geosyntec and the California Cancer Registry in the coming weeks, another update will be provided.

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