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Lead in drinking water in schools is not just an urban problem, nor is it a new problem.
But since the lead crisis in Flint, Mich., water systems around the country have been under heightened public scrutiny, as they should be.
http://www.njherald.com/20170723/lead-in-school-drinking-water-requires-action
NEWARK — A year ago, school officials broke the news that elevated levels of lead had been found in nearly half of the public schools.
Water fountains were shut off, “Do not drink” notices were plastered above water sources and officials tried to calm public alarm amid national headlines and comparisons to the dangerous water levels in Flint, Mich.
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/03/newark_schools_lead_update.html#incart_river_index