MI - Water shut off in Detroit public schools due to unacceptable metal levels

[BetteDavisEyes]

High metal levels cause water to be shut off at DPSCD schools

Drinking water will be turned off in all schools at Detroit Public Schools Community District after initial results for 16 schools showed higher than acceptable levels for copper and/or lead at one or more water sources...

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Detroit public schools to shut off all drinking water after tests show elevated lead, copper levels

Schools to start year with bottled water

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Detroit public schools shut off water after discovering elevated lead and copper levels

Drinking water to be shut off at all Detroit public schools

 

[glamourkitty1922]

That's shameful. This is America, and our children get contaminated water in their schools? We can do better than that. I wonder how many people are suffering from lead poisoning and go untreated?

 

[zencompass]

Detroit public schools shut off water after discovering elevated lead and copper levels

Drinking water to be shut off at all Detroit public schools

Dear BetteDavisEyes,

Thank you so much for posting this information.

This needs to be on the front page of every newspaper and the top news story on the news television networks.

This is unbelievable. My heart breaks at this.

I cannot for the life of me understand why this is happening in Detroit. Or anywhere in America. I just don't understand.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Students return to Detroit public schools amid water shutoff

Parents concerned about water issues at Detroit schools

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Bottled water among school supplies for Detroit, Flint kids

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Detroit schools chief says end of drinking fountains might be near

 

[LotsaLatte]

Good Lord....No child should go without clean safe water. Ever. This is sad

 

[will4u]

Good Lord....No child should go without clean safe water. Ever. This is sad

they are not going without it, they are being supplied with safe bottled water,

so the only difference is they are drinking from a bottle instead of a fountain, which in my opinion is more convenient anyway,

 

[LotsaLatte]

they are not going without it, they are being supplied with safe bottled water,

so the only difference is they are drinking from a bottle instead of a fountain, which in my opinion is more convenient anyway,

I read that. I am not a fan of fountains either. My statement was more "global" and in general.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Detroit schools water: Tensions reach boiling point during board meeting

Parents share concerns about water in Detroit Public Schools Community District

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Proposed Detroit schools water system fix: $2M

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

57 Detroit schools have tainted water from lead, copper

Detroit — Thirty-three more schools across Detroit have high levels of copper and/or lead, bringing the total number of schools with tainted water to 57 buildings, according to an email from Superintendent Nikolai Vitti.

New test results for 52 Detroit Public School Community District were released Wednesday in an email to staff...

 

[zencompass]

Bottled water doesn't solve the problem of these children using contaminated water to wash their hands.

These children are washing their hands with "tainted water from lead, copper" !

And how many times a day are they washing their hands with this contaminated water?

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

At some Detroit schools, toxins in water reached excessive levels

Detroit schools superintendent to propose $3 million plan to fix drinking water