ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Parents of students at one Albuquerque charter school will receive notification Friday that their children might have been exposed to asbestos at school.

Asbestos is well recognized as a health hazard and is highly regulated.

Albuquerque Public Schools spokesman Rigo Chavez told Action 7 News Thursday that officials from the Career Enrichment Center were informed that there was possible asbestos release at the charter school due to a water leak that was being repaired.

The school offers high school classes for students throughout the district.

Students and faculty were in the building when construction workers discovered the asbestos.

"These levels were below (Environmental Protection Agency) limits, so, at this point, we don't believe any students or staff members were exposed to any harmful level of asbestos," Chavez said.

Chavez said air-quality controllers sealed off the problem area and are cleaning out the asbestos. He said APS wanted to inform the public about the possible contamination purely on a precautionary basis.

Chavez reiterated that the air quality test did not show any harmful level of asbestos.