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Asbestos Discovered In Private Chestnut Ridge School, County Says

CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. -- Rockland County officials discovered what could be asbestos in a sealed utility closet within the Bais Yaakov Elementary School of Rockland County, according to lohud.com. 

Authorities found a substance that may be asbestos at Bais Yaakov Elementary School.

Authorities found a substance that may be asbestos at Bais Yaakov Elementary School.

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County officials discovered the substance during an inspection on Feb. 2, but allege school authorities would not allow them to test it. As a precaution, the school sealed the closet and the adjacent room. School officials also stated air samples came back negative for asbestos, lohud.com reported. 

Click here to read the lohud.com article. 

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