Recent reports from the United Kingdom states that at least 95% of school buildings in Sussex contain asbestos. In fact, an article in The Argus, a Sussex news source, claims that 185 of the county’s 195 school buildings contain some kind of asbestos product, including insulation or ceiling tiles.

The vast majority of the school buildings in Sussex and throughout the UK were built following World War II, before the health effects of asbestos exposure were recognized.

A program known as Inside Out South East determined that 185 schools in the area contained asbestos. The East Sussex County Council stated that only schools built after 2000 are asbestos-free, including Hoddern Junior School and Rye Primary School.

Between 2005 and early 2008, all school buildings in the county were surveyed, despite a lack of funding for this kind of procedure. The survey process cost approximately £1.2 million, and an estimated £85,000 was spent on asbestos abatement last year.

All affected school buildings in East Sussex have a “designated duty holder” that is in charge of handling all asbestos-related issues.

The UK has a particularly serious asbestos problem, and thousands of individuals are diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer each year. Also known as asbestos cancer, mesothelioma claims the lives of more residents of the UK than many other countries each year.

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