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Is There Lead in Your Kid’s School Water? NBC Surveys 20 Big Cities

NBC News, 2016

The expert who blew the whistle on the Flint water crisis says the only way to protect the nation's school children against lead in drinking water is regular testing of virtually every fountain or sink they might use during the day.

But an NBC News survey of the country's 20 biggest cities shows that very few school districts have met that standard.

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