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Board approves emergency remediation at Buena Vista Horace Mann after lead in soil tests; community urges wider testing
Summary
Following soil tests that detected lead at Buena Vista Horace Mann, the Board approved an emergency delegation allowing the superintendent to contract for excavation and replacement of contaminated soil; parents and community members urged testing of additional school grounds and independent oversight of remediation work.
The San Francisco Board of Education voted Dec. 13 to authorize an emergency declaration and delegate authority to the superintendent to contract for excavation and replacement of contaminated soils at Buena Vista Horace Mann (BVHM), after district testing discovered lead in soil and some water fixtures.
Superintendent Dr. Matt Wayne told the board the district is responding by fencing off impacted areas, providing bottled water, collaborating with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and public-health partners, and seeking to complete remediation over winter break. “We found some lead in the soil,…
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