Javien Coleman's family and others believe his illness can be directly traced to his school, which sits right next to the Brookhaven landfill.
The mother of Javien Coleman is suing Brookhaven and South County School District, accusing them of failing to take action to prevent toxic exposure. Sandra Bookman has more.A mother is planning to sue a school district and town on Long Island, claiming they are responsible for her son's death.
"'I would never have went to school there,' he said he would have never went if he would have known," Hutley said. Javien Coleman, 13, lost his fight with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma last October. His family and others believe his illness can be directly traced to his school Frank P. Long Intermediate, which sits right next to the Brookhaven landfill. "Fourth and 5th graders should not be going to school every day getting headaches, nausea and dizzy because of the odors," said Adrienne Esposito of Citizens Campaign for the Environment. "And school boards should not be in denial." On Monday, attorneys for Coleman's family announced a lawsuit against the South County School District and the town of Brookhaven, accusing them of failing to relocate the school and take action to prevent toxic exposure. "The fact that you're exposing young children to these toxins knowing that they exist, knowing that there are elevated levels at the school is just unconscionable," said the family's attorney Christopher Murray.
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