Family of teacher who died after pinning artwork to asbestos-laced classroom walls launch legal bid

Family of teacher who died after pinning artwork to asbestos-laced classroom walls launch legal bid

The family of an art teacher who died of asbestos-related lung cancer caused by years of pinning pupils’ work to classroom walls are planning legal action. Jennifer Barnett spent 17 years at Archway School in Stroud, Gloucestershire, where she regularly pinned kids’ work onto walls containing the deadly material.