Detroit-Area Schools Respond To Mercury Incidents
Mercury is on the minds of Michigan educators, following a spate of incidents in which Detroit-area schools were forced to close or seal off parts of their buildings after students were exposed to the dangerous metallic element.
The most serious incident was at Miller Middle School in Detroit, which closed for a week after a 1-ounce spill of mercury was discovered in a science classroom May 8. Students were believed to have stepped in the spill and then tracked it throughout the hallways.
Franklin High School in the suburb of Livonia was shut for two days after a student lab assistant was discovered playing with small amounts of mercury in...
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