"This enrages me because that means that students were drinking from these water fountains for a month and a half of the remainder of school year..." - Stuart Thompson, expressing frustration.
"The contamination is the latest in a history of lead contamination in the district and follows a pattern of neglect toward Oakland's public schools." - A coalition of educators and parents condemning the district.
"The district had covered water fountains with plastic bags after a report released in April revealed dangerously high lead levels in the water." - Description of the district's response.
"April tests showed that 21 schools had lead levels exceeding the EPA's action threshold... any amount of lead is considered dangerous, according to the CDC." - Expert insight on lead safety.
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