California School District ‘Did Not Communicate’ Presence of Lead in Water to Families
The Unified Oakland School District in California sent a letter to families that they’re in the process of replacing the problematic fixtures, and admitted they "did not communicate" the problem soone
Elevated lead levels found in drinking water at Oakland, California, public schools
While nearly 83% of the faucets and fountains tested were under the school district's limit of 5 ppb, about 17% were above the limit.
Elevated lead levels detected in water fixtures at 22 Oakland schools
Many Oakland Unified School District campuses reported high levels of lead in their water, taking dozens of faucets and drinking fountains out of service just as students are returning to school. Several media outlets reported that lead was found at 22 campuses in the district.
Oakland school district says it failed to properly warn parents about lead in water
A major Northern California school district disclosed Monday that nearly 200 of its drinking fountains and water faucets have elevated lead levels and that parents were wrongly kept in the dark.
Oakland school district under fire over lax communication of lead in water
Oakland teachers and parents made their voices heard Tuesday night after learning some students were exposed to lead in the drinking water at some schools. The Oakland Unified School District says it has tested more than 1,
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