Asbestos found in NSW high school

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published May 12, 2015

A high school on the north coast of New South Wales has been forced to seal off a number of classrooms following the discovery of asbestos.

SYDNEY, May 12 - The Department of Education says two classrooms at Richmond River High School in Lismore were placed out ...

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