New Jersey School Incident

[Johannes Strydom <js165@prism.gatech.edu>]

I can't believe what happened in that school the other day.  First of
all, it shows the ridiculously extreme phobia about radiation.  Not only
the school, but the hazmat team that investigated.  Who did they call on
to look at this rock??  What were they thinking wearing lead aprons???  
The response team should have walked in, picked the rock up with their
bare hands and brought it back to the teacher, students, and school
officials.  Then they should have explained to them about background and
low-level radiation.  Someone should really set those kids straight.  Is
there someone on RadSafe in the New Jersey area who could possibly visit
that school and give them a real demonstration?

					Fritz Strydom
					Health Physicist
					Georgia Tech
					fritz.strydom@nnrc.gatech.edu