Lessons of History
Bring the Lessons of the March 18, 1937 Texas School Explosion to your school. Help raise awareness of the urgent need for responsible leadership to eliminate explosives and other hazards in today's schools so "that schools will be safe and children will come home to their families when their lessons are over."(Nine-year-old survivor Carolyn Jones, in an appeal to the Texas legislature, March 25, 1937.)
The story of the Texas tragedy needs to be part of our national legacy because the decision-making that led to the 1937 explosion is the same type of decision-making that leaves dangerous old explosives and other hazards in today's classrooms, labs, closets and storerooms.
The Project will encourage parents and others in every school community to break the silence about school hazards and to dispel the myths that excuse inaction.
Info: Ellie Goldberg, healthykids@rcn.com
The story of the Texas tragedy needs to be part of our national legacy because the decision-making that led to the 1937 explosion is the same type of decision-making that leaves dangerous old explosives and other hazards in today's classrooms, labs, closets and storerooms.
The Project will encourage parents and others in every school community to break the silence about school hazards and to dispel the myths that excuse inaction.
Info: Ellie Goldberg, healthykids@rcn.com
