the 2010 townspeople committee meeting was held to address concerns of the community about a steel coating manufacturing plant that application to the aqmd for a permit to expand its facilities to lower pollution emissions . parents and educators were concerned over the facts that the plant was located directly close to kennedy central school , and that their children were experienced increasing levels of lead , respiratory problems , excessive breath - bleeding , and leukemia .
There is an outbreak of leukemia among children in California.