A teacher at a school in Sydney's eastern suburbs found a radioactive rock in a science storeroom while prepping for a lesson. 9News
During a NSW Government estimates hearing it was revealed a science teacher at Randwick Girls High School in the city's east found a metal box in the prep room with a "suspected hazardous material" last week.
Education department deputy secretary Murat Dizdar said the teacher, who was prepping for a science lesson, found two rocks in the box.
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