dangerous for our kids. cnn's bianna golodryga takes a closer look now. >> we did not need a pandemic to realize what the needs were at a school such as lafayette street school as well as other schools throughout our city. >> reporter: from indadequate ventilation. >> the windows is the only ventilation that the school has. >> reporter: to antiquated heating. >> we have a boiler system that runs on oil that is close to 50 years old. >> reporter: poor lighting and asbestos beneath floor surfaces. >> changing these floors has been -- has an environmental impact due to what's under the floor. >> reporter: newark school superintendent roger leon pointsous a few of the massive infrastructure problems plaguing lafayette street elementary school. when was this school built? >> 1848? before abraham lincoln was born. >> yes. >> reporter: leon says 29 of the