From BBC News:
A teaching union is urging the government to carry out a survey of all schools to check whether potentially life-threatening asbestos is present. . . .
"Over 400 ATL members know they have been exposed to asbestos in their school or college.
"But this is the tip of the iceberg. Many teachers and pupils will be unaware, and because asbestos related illnesses take between 15 to 60 years to develop it is difficult to know how many will become ill or die as a result of exposure."
Exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma which is usually fatal, lung cancer, and asbestosis which can be fatal or highly debilitating.
Health and Safety Executive figures suggest at least 182 people working in education died in Great Britain between 1980 and 2000 from mesothelioma alone.
Read the full story: "Call for school asbestos survey"
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