High levels of lead found in water at hundreds of Mass. schools
A new report finds high levels of lead in the water of hundreds of schools in Massachusetts.
Canton High School is just one of hundreds of Bay State schools where unacceptable levels of lead was discovered in the drinking water.
New lab results released by the state show out of the more than 1,000 public schools tested, lead above actionable levels was detected in at least one sample at 605 schools.
According to the Boston Globe, in a few cases the results rivaled or exceeded levels measured during the water crisis in Flint, Mich.
The state started testing the water last spring but it was voluntary and not all of the more than 1,800 public schools, 80 charter schools and numerous private schools were tested.
One key district that was not tested was Boston and its 130 schools.