• MEMORANDUM

    To: All Parents and Staff of Wake County Public Schools
    From: Stephen McLoughlin, Director, Environmental & Grounds Department
    Re: Annual Notification: Asbestos Management Plan


    Date: January 2025

    In the fall of 1989, in compliance with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Asbestos
    Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), the school system had inspections conducted in each
    of our school buildings for the purpose of identifying asbestos-containing building materials.
    The inspection findings and resulting asbestos Management Plans have been on file in each
    school administrative office since that time. Management Plans for all schools are also
    available in the Environmental and Grounds Department office.
    The EPA requires us to perform periodic surveillances of the asbestos materials every 6 (six)
    months. No significant changes in the asbestos material were noted during the 2022-2023
    school year.

    Every 3 (three) years, the EPA requires the school system to have the asbestos materials re-
    inspected by an accredited Asbestos Inspector or Management Planner. The Management

    Planner then reviews the results of the re-inspection and recommends actions that should be
    taken to safely manage each of the identified asbestos materials in school buildings.
    The latest re-inspection was conducted in the Summer of 2022. The asbestos materials that
    were found to be in satisfactory condition will be managed in place as recommended by the
    accredited Management Planner. Any identified damage asbestos materials have either been
    removed or repaired to a satisfactory condition. The next accredited re-inspection will occur in
    the Summer of 2025.


    The results of all periodic surveillances and three-year re-inspections are on file in the
    Environmental and Grounds Department administrative office located on Rock Quarry Rd. You
    may view these documents during normal business hours by appointment (Monday – Friday,
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM). You may contact the Customer Service Hotline (919) 856-8120 to reach
    the Asbestos AHERA Designee, Stephen McLoughlin, for more detailed information about the
    program or questions regarding a specific building.