Schools are designed to nurture young minds and help students flourish. And yet for too many kids, a hidden danger lingers in the pipes that deliver the water they drink. That toxic element? Lead.
Lead exposure in schools poses a far more pervasive threat than you may realize. Children in 400,000 schools and child care facilities face risks from lead in the water, according to a White House Fact Sheet.
This fact should sound alarms across the country. Numerous studies have documented lead’s damaging health effects, particularly on children. Lead exposure can damage the brain, cause learning and behavior problems, lower IQs and create many other issues.
