Lanarkshire teacher loses brave battle with cancer she claims was caused by blue water at school

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A teacher has died from brain cancer which she believed was caused by blue water and toxic chemicals at her Lanarkshire school.Jeana Watt taught maths at the Skills Academy in Coatbridge, which was built on an old industrial waste site.The mum-of-three, 48, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a fast-growing brain tumour, and given 18 months to live in June 2021, but her husband has revealed that she sadly passed away in December.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The school shares a campus with Buchanan and St Ambrose high schools, where blue water was previously discovered running from taps and staff and pupils claimed to have contracted serious illnesses as a result.An independent review commissioned by the Scottish Government in 2019 found no link to ill health and the complex was reopened to staff and pupils that August.However, Jeana believed her condition is a result of ground contamination and chemicals from water she drank and washed her hands with during the three years she worked at the Skills Academy.

Last August, Jeana spoke to Lanarkshire Live to call for a second independent probe and now her husband Stephen has vowed to carry on her fight - and wants a second independent probe to assess the safety of the campus.