The five private schools in Paris whose return had been delayed because of lead pollution after the fire of Notre-Dame will reopen Thursday, we learned from the rectorate of Paris.
The pupils of the schools Sainte-Catherine (5th district of Paris), Saint-Victor (5th), Sainte-Clotilde (7th) and Saint-Thomas d'Aquin (7th) will open according to the recommendations of the Regional Health Agency (ARS ), said the rectorate of Paris. The fifth school, Saint-Jean-Gabriel (IVe), will also open its doors tomorrow, said the mayor of the fourth arrondissement of Paris, Ariel Weil. "The results are good, so there is no reason to extend this closure," said Borough Mayor.
About 260 children have performed tests since the fire
In these five institutions, the school year was delayed because of the high levels of lead concentration, following the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15th. One institution goes the other way: the school of La Rochefoucauld, in the seventh arrondissement of the capital, is closed until further notice, according to sources close to the file, confirming information from BFMTV.
The fire of Notre-Dame had melted several hundred tons of lead found in the frame of the Gothic monument. Clean-up work was carried out in several schools around the monument. About 260 children attending schools near the cathedral have since the fire achieved blood lead levels (analysis of blood lead levels). Three cases of children with too much lead in the blood have been announced, but no link can be found with the fire of Notre-Dame.