In August, families in Oakland were alarmed by reports of high lead levels in drinking water at schools, prompting scrutiny of the Oakland Unified School District's response. Investigations revealed significant communication failures, leaving educators and parents uninformed about risks. As officials attempted to address the safety of 34,000 students, internal documents indicated a lack of clarity and critical errors during remediation efforts. The district is now working to develop a game plan for safer water for students.
Emails and memos circulating last summer expose a total communication breakdown inside Oakland's public school system, with principals in the dark about the risks to students and district officials unclear on the status of remediation.
Internal documents show how officials scrambled to keep students safe but made some critical errors along the way.
Collection
[
|
...
]