Beaver County school district sues railroad over derailment discharges

the Plaintiff has suffered, and will suffer, a multitude A Beaver County school of substantial injuries, including, district has sued Norfolk but not limited to, Southern over the train derailment becoming a first responder, last month in having its students and staff nearby East Palestine, Ohio. being forced to evacuate

The 27-page lawsuit, filed their homes for a substantial Thursday by the Blackhawk period of time; having its School District in federal students and staff suffer court in Pittsburgh, alleges medical problems including the district’s students are affected rashes, eye irritation, and and will be affected by respiratory problems; loss of discharges of hazardous material the use and enjoyment of its from the initial derailment property; contamination of and the subsequent its property, soil, and water; burning off of material in the need for substantial future the derailed tank cars. monitoring of its property,

The suit states that “as a soil, and water; increased B2C_5.042x9.79.pdf direct and proximate result, risk of future disease for its students and staff; and the need for substantial future medical monitoring.”

On Thursday, Butler attorney Tom King, who filed the lawsuit, told Post-Gazette news partner KDKATV, “We’re concerned what effects these toxic clouds have had in the materials in them on our property, on our buildings, on our vents, our air, our water, our quality of life. And we believe there should be monitoring going on to ensure the health and safety are maintained of the kids in the Blackhawk School District.”