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Scandal of almost 300 British teachers who've died from exposure to asbestos

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Hundreds of teachers have died of an illness related to asbestos exposure over the past 15 years. Lung cancer mesothelioma – caused by inhaling fibres from the now banned building material – has claimed 292 since 2005, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Now, a teachers’ leader is urging a life-saving scheme to remove it from all the UK’s 32,770 schools. Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: “The problem of asbestos in education buildings must not be forgotten. “On average, a teacher has died of asbestos-related disease every fortnight over the past 15 years.

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