April 18, 2008

School Arch Code #821

TO: Parents, Students, Teachers and Employers and Organizations Representing Parents, Students, Teachers and Employees of:

Duchesne High School

During the summer of 1998, the Archdiocese of St. Louis, the LEA (Local Education Agency) for this School, inspected each school building leased, owned or otherwise used as a school building by the Archdiocese to identify all locations of asbestos-containing building material (ACBM) in accordance with the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) and the AHERA Regulations. Samples were taken of all ACBM and suspected ACBM, analysis of the samples was performed, and the condition of the material was assessed.  An Asbestos Management Plan was prepared from this information.

On October 12, 1988, the Archdiocese of St. Louis submitted a copy of this Management Plan to the State of Missouri, as mandated by AHERA and pursuant to the EPA “Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools” regulations (40 C.F.R. Part 763, Subpart E) (the “AHERA” Regulations”).

The Management Plan is available in the Office  of the Building and Real Estate, Cardinal Rigali Center, 20 Archbishop Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63119-5738, and in the Administrative Office of this School located at:

2550 Elm Street

Saint Charles, MO  63301

Management Plan shall be available at these locations during normal business hours, without cost or restriction, for inspection by the public, including teachers, other school personnel and their representatives, and parents.  A reasonable cost may be charged to make copies of any portion of the Management Plan.

Response Actions to the ACBM may include removal, encapsulation, enclosure or repair. All Response Actions at this school are being performed in compliance with AHERA and the AHERA regulations, in accordance with Management Plan recommendations.  If abatement activity has been conducted at your school, this information will be located at the “Response Action” tab of your School’s Management Plan.

Periodic Surveillance of the ACBM is being performed every six months.  The results of each of these inspections are available in the Management Plan, located at the school and the Office of Building and Real Estate.  Periodic Surveillance consists of a visual inspection of all areas that are identified in the Management Plan as ACBM or assumed ACBM.  Any changes in the condition of the materials that require attention are noted by maintenance personnel and reported to the Office of Building and Real Estate, which initiates the appropriate response action.