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China: School Built Near Toxic Waste Dump Injures More Than 600 Students

Saturday, April 30, 2016 4:52
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When a political system is corrupt from within, the people who pay for it the most are usually the vulnerable groups — children, women, and poor people. From the tofu schools in the Sichuan earthquake to the recent scandal of ineffective vaccines, the younger generation in China are really suffering for the mistakes made by the adults.

On April 17 it was disclosed by China’s government-run media that over 500 students became ill due to the pollution near a school in Changzhou city of Jiangsu Province. The school, Changzhou Foreign Language School, a local middle school with a reputation of good quality education, was moved to a newly built campus in September 2015.

Not long after moving to the new campus, Jin, a 13-year-old student, suffered a break out of rashes and had severe headaches, but couldn’t find the cause. In January 2016, his parents transferred him to another school.

Including Jin, 641 students from Changzhou Foreign Language School had developed different symptoms and adverse reactions since the school was moved to the new site. Among them, 493 students were diagnosed with dermatitis, eczema, bronchitis, blood abnormalities, leukopenia, and other abnormal symptoms, according to Wangyi News.

Although no specific figures were disclosed, it was reported that some students were diagnosed with lymphoma, leukemia, and other malignant diseases.

To read more go to Vision Times

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