Dear Sandra Lyon and Task Force Members,
I have some concerns about the recent Task Force Meeting that took place on Sunday,
November 17. Unfortunately I was unaware that such a meeting took place. I am not in the
habit of checking work email over the weekend.
My Concerns are:
1: Mark insisted that we needed to agree on a safe level of PCB’s in the air for our
students and teachers before the data was released, so there would be no chance of levels
being based on test results.
2: At the task force meeting, Mark presented calculations he did for evaluation criteria
for teachers and students based on agreed upon hours and days in the school. We agreed on
a level of 20.2 for teachers; despite Jennifer being adamant that that this level was
still too high. She presented the EPA Regional Screening Level Summary Table (May 2031)
for the most toxic PCB’s that the Region 9 EPA recommended we use.
3: On Thursday, the task force knew that the Air Results were coming in and did not see
the need for a meeting on Sunday.
4: Once Mark and the district had the data, it was decided we needed a meeting on Sunday
night that resulted in the change the acceptable exposure level. The task force never saw
the raw data to validate Mark’s analysis he presented.
5: Once the evaluation criteria was changed, a notice was sent to all teachers informing
them that initial data shows that the PCB levels fall under the recommended EPA
levels.
How can we possibly say that we are transparent and working openly when we operate like
this as a Task Force. I represent the entire Malibu High School Faculty and will not sit
silent; they need to know the events that took place this weekend.
Please email me the power point presentation today, I would appreciate being able to see
all the data that was presented at the meeting that I missed. It would be best that the
entire task force see the raw data as it is delivered. Transparency is all of us seeing
and knowing the same information.
Sincerely,
(Teacher)
