Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Children Exposed to Lead From Water in School District: Lawsuit Pending For Covering Up Lead Tainted Water

Read this news story about a school district  possible "cover-up" of the lead tainted water and subsequent lawsuit after a child tested positive for lead exposure.  
"The lawsuit against the school district contends that Lumley and administrators concealed information for months that Summit Elementary School's water supply contained dangerous amounts of lead.  
Further testing found E. coli bacteria in the well that supplies the school, prompting the building to be closed indefinitely. Students at Summit are attending classes in the shuttered Broad Street School until the water issues are resolved.
Jennifer Tait sued the district and Lumley after her daughter, Jillian, who attended Summit, tested positive for lead exposure. The case filed by attorneys Brendan Lupetin and Douglas Olcott seeks class-action status, which would let families of other students exposed to lead in the water join the lawsuit.
The case has made headlines: 






Read the Fox News Story http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/02/09/pennsylvania-school-disctrict-sued-over-lead-levels-in-water.html



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