Elevated Lead Levels In Drinking Water At Oakland Schools Sparks Outrage

CBS Bay Area

August 19, 2024

Oakland Unified School District parents and school staff are speaking out after elevated lead levels were found in drinking water at multiple schools across the district.

In one case, a water fountain had ten times the amount of allowable lead levels.

A notice was sent out to families this week, but some of the testing happened months ago, with students and staff drinking the water during the summer school sessions.

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