Teachers’ unions tell government to remove asbestos from Norfolk schools

Teachers’ unions tell government to remove asbestos from Norfolk schools

Teaching unions have today launched a campaign urging the government to defuse the “timebomb” of asbestos in Norfolk's schools, as it emerged that nearly 85pc of them contain the deadly material. Mrs Earnshaw, who was headteacher at Attleborough First School and Toftwood Primary, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2011, and received compensation from Norfolk County Council.