By DAVID GREENE

With a history of asbestos and other toxic hazards in and around Bronx schools, this week we asked readers if they feel their local schools are safe.

Sometimes students might bring in drugs or illegal weapons, but no, I don’t see anything wrong with the buildings.

—Joel Pena Garcia

 

 

Of course I think asbestos could be a possible threat, so there is concern there. I have kids in public school, so absolutely I have concerns for their health.

–Andrew Fisher

 

 

 

I think that the newer buildings are actually more unsafe than the older buildings. What I find is that the city takes the lowest bidder in a lot of the newer buildings, and the building that I work in is breaking down left and right. The building was erected maybe two or three years ago, so they’re finding leaks in certain places and the railings on the staircases are falling off.

–Everaldo Benros

 

 

I think that when asbestos is found, they have to take serious action, but I don’t know if anybody has actually been harmed by asbestos. I really don’t know. From this point on, I think they have to take whatever action they have to take, no matter how much it costs.

–Steve Bornemann

 

 

It depends on what area because it’s also about the environment and the people in the neighborhood. Public schools also scare me because of the way they’re built because the doors and windows are always locked. So in case of an emergency, it always scared me over how we are going to get out because it would take time to unlock the chains or the doors or windows. I also don’t like that most have the cafeteria in the basement and everything’s closed and there are few windows.

–Anja Cabrera