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TONIGHT WORRIES ABOUT THE
WATER OUR KIDS ARE DRINKING
EVERY DAY IN SCHOOL.
TESTS HAVE FOUND HIGH LEAD
LEVELS IN THE DRINKING WATER AT
FOUR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE STATE IS TAKING ACTION TO
MAKE SURE THE PROBLEM IS NOT
WIDESPREAD.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED?
THE VOTE IS IS UNANIMOUS.
Reporter: IN AN EFFORT TO
ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER IN
SCHOOLS.
STATE OFFICIALS APPROVED A $2
MILLION INITIATIVE TO TEST
WATER IN SCHOOLS FOR LEAD.
WE KNOW THAT LEAD AND COPPER
ARE ISSUES FOR THE HEALTH AND
WELL BEING OF OUR KIDS AND WE
ARE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPLY THOSE FUNDS FOR EVERY
CITY AND TOWN IN THE
COMMONWEALTH.
THERE ARE 38 SCHOOLS WITH
ACTIVE WATER FOUNTAINS IN
BOSTON.
UNSAFE LEVELS OF LEAD WERE
FOUND IN FOUR OF THEM.
THE SCHOOLS THAT TESTED
POSITIVE FOR LEAD, THE
FOUNTAINS WERE IMMEDIATELY SHUT
DOWN.
WE THINK THIS IS A VERY
PROACTIVE WAY OF GETTING
REALTIME INFORMATION.
Reporter: THE FUNDS WILL BE
USED TO HELP SCHOOL DISTRICTS
TEST FOUNTAINS AND SINKS IN THE
SCHOOLS AND IDENTIFY ANY
RESULTS THAT SHOW LEAD
CONTAMINATION ABOVE THE ACTION
LEVEL.
MY MESSAGE TO THE PARENTS IS
THAT WE TAKE THIS VERY
SERIOUSLY.
AND THROUGH THE TRUST, WE ARE
ABLE TO TEST THE WATERS.
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
GOOD SENSE OF THE HISTORY OF
THE BUILDING AND THE PLUMBING,
AND THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE
SCHOOLS THAT ARE CANDIDATES FOR
THIS TIME OF EVALUATION.
Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS
HOPE TO HAVE ALL THE TESTING