Detroit to shut drinking water to all schools after lead found

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Detroit to shut drinking water to all schools after lead found


(Reuters) – Detroit authorities on Wednesday ordered drinking water shut off at all 110 city public schools pending further testing after elevated levels of lead and copper were found in water at more than a dozen buildings.

Over the weekend, supplies were cut at 16 schools and bottled water was provided until water coolers arrive, Detroit Public Schools Community District superintendent Nikolai Vitti said.

Although there is no evidence of elevated levels of copper or lead in other schools, Vitti decided to shut off water throughout the system “until a deeper and broader analysis can be conducted to determine the long-term solutions for all schools,” he said in a statement.

“We have no reason to believe that any children have been harmed,” Chrystal Wilson, a spokeswoman for the district, said.

About 50,000 students are enrolled in the district, which operates 110 schools, according to its website.

Detroit public schools students are due to start classes on Tuesday, though teachers are already working.

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