(Paul Sancya/AP)The results landed on Nikolai Vitti’s desk on a late summer afternoon, days before Detroit’s nearly 50,000 public school students would return to class. Old schools, newer schools, high schools, elementary schools — all proved susceptible to lead contamination. Ivy Bailey, Detroit Federation of Teachers president, helps carry bottled water at Noble School in Detroit in September. Add that to understaffing, crimped budgets and a lack of regulation, and water testing seldom rises to a top priority. The school is among Detroit schools where elevated levels of lead or copper were detected in the most recent round of water testing.

Source: Washington Post December 19, 2018 18:24 UTC