Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted August 30, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 30, 2018 Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti has ordered drinking water to be shut off at the district's roughly 100 schools after two-thirds of the buildings in an early test were found to have levels of lead and/or copper that were too high. The initial testing was performed at 24 schools. Vitti said he turned the water off "out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of our students and employees" while tests are performed at the remaining schools. Detroit's schools will begin classes for the new academic year next week. For now, the schools plan to offer water from bottles and coolers. "I am turning off all drinking water in our schools until a deeper and broader analysis can be conducted to determine the long-term solutions for all schools," said Vitti, who took office last year. In a statement about his decision, Vitti said he ordered initial water tests in the spring. He added that the analysis wasn't a response to any state or federal laws. Citing other schools that were previously known to have potentially unsafe water, Vittti said at least 34 Detroit schools have water quality issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 30, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 30, 2018 If it's not one thing it's another...SMH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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