In Portland, Ore., furious parents are demanding the superintendent’s resignation after the state’s largest public school district failed to notify them promptly about elevated lead levels detected at taps and fountains.
In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie (R) has ordered lead testing at every public school in the state, after dozens of schools in Newark and elsewhere were found to have lead-contaminated water supplies.
In the District, which experienced a devastating lead crisis barely a decade ago, officials last week announced plans to spend millions of dollars installing water filters and more rigorously test the city’s public schools and recreation centers, after a handful were found to have unacceptable lead levels.
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