She wanted to warn ex-staff and children that they also were exposed to deadly asbestos in 1983.
The teacher worked at Shailer Park Pre-School from 1981 to 2006.
She was diagnosed with advanced mesothelioma, an inoperable terminal condition, in January 2010.
She was told she had a limited life expectancy.
She has lodged a workers' compensation claim and in November 2010 she filed a personal injuries damages claim for $765,540 in the Supreme Court in Brisbane.
Trent Johnson, an associate of law firm Maurice Blackburn is urging teachers and all other staff who attended the pre-school in 1983 to consider having health checks.
Mr Johnson said Queensland Government documents confirmed the presence of asbestos within the original 1982 pre-school building and in extensions the following year.
The woman's claim says that she, her co-workers, parents and students inhaled asbestos dust, fibres and particles.
"Normal classes were conducted while the pre-school extensions were under construction and everyone who was at the site during the building works in early to mid-1983 would have been exposed to the asbestos dust," Mr Johnson said.
Mesothelioma and asbestosis can take 10 to 50 years to develop.
Sick teacher warns over asbestos, Kay Dibben, The Sunday Mail, 18 December 2010
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