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Parents and students tell Tacoma school board of sewer smell and water problems at Boerne Elementary
Summary
Several students and parents testified that a sewer odor and what they described as dirty water sickened children at Boerne Elementary, and parents asked the district to investigate building and crosswalk safety concerns.
Multiple students and parents raised health and safety concerns about Boerne Elementary during public comment, saying a strong sewer odor and questionable water quality sickened students and led some families to keep children home.
Emily Hasenleader, a parent, said a sewer smell was so strong on Monday that students were "going home feeling ill" and that the district should provide children a "safe, healthy environment to learn." "I had to come get my child from school Monday at, like, 11:30 in the morning...because she felt so ill, she could not stay…
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