Kilgore College employees break silence about asbestos, hazardous waste dumping

Kilgore, Texas -- Four Kilgore College employees — three current and one former — have come forward to document decades of asbestos mishandling and illegal hazardous waste dumping at the college.

"The truth has to come out," said David Roberts, who's worked in maintenance at the college for 27 years. "If it's not brought forth, it will never stop. I've prayed about this, and it's been on my conscience. I love my job, and I'm not trying to make the college look bad, and I'm not trying to point fingers, but someone has got to try to get this to stop."

Roberts and two other employees, including Physical Plant Coordinator Dalton Smith, recently signed affidavits documenting improper actions and suggesting college administrators ordered them.

The third affidavit was signed by a college maintenance worker who declined to comment.

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