Many Georgia schools and day cares are not participating in a free program to test for lead in the water. Cavan Images/Getty
kAmx? a_a`[ H96? s256 r@F?EJ $49@@=D $FA6C:?E6?56?E y@D9 x?8=6 H2D 😕 9:D 7:CDE J62C @? E96 ;@3[ 9:D 724:=:E:6D >2?286C 42>6 E@ 9:> H:E9 2? :562 E92E D66>65 =:<6 2 ?@3C2:?6Ci 2 AC@8C2> E92E H@F=5 FD6 7656C2= 7F?5D E@ E6DE 9:D D49@@=D’ H2E6C 7:IEFC6D 7@C =625]k^Am
kAm!C6G:@FD=J[ E96 5:DEC:4E 925 A2:5 2 E9:C5A2CEJ 3FD:?6DD E@ E6DE 7@C =625[ 3FE x?8=6 564:565 E@ 6?C@== 2== 7@FC @7 9:D 5:DEC:4E’D D49@@=D :?E@ E96 r=62? (2E6C 7@C v6@C8:2 z:5D AC@8C2>[ H9:49 =2F?4965 😕 a_a` 2?5 😀 2G2:=23=6 7@C 7C66 E@ D49@@=D 2?5 49:=5 42C6 46?E6CD] %96 5:DEC:4E C646:G65 EC2:?:?8 G:56@D 2?5 6BF:A>6?E @? E6DE:?8 2== @7 :ED D:?<D 2?5 H2E6C 7@F?E2:?D]k^Am
kAm“x >62?[ :E’D 2 7C66 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 92G6 J@FC H2E6C E6DE65[ J@F <?@H[ 2?5 H6 562= H:E9 <:5D 6249 2?5 6G6CJ 52J[” x?8=6 D2:5] “|J <:5D 8@ E@ s256 r@F?EJ $49@@=D] pD 2 A2C6?E[ x H@F=5 H2?E E@ <?@H]”k^Am
kAms@4E@CD D2J ?@ 2>@F?E @7 =625 6IA@DFC6 😀 D276[ 2?5 49:=5C6? 2C6 6DA64:2==J GF=?6C23=6 E@ =625 A@:D@?:?8[ 2D 6G6? D>2== 2>@F?ED 42? 244F>F=2E6 😕 E96 3@5J 2?5 42FD6 AC@3=6>D H:E9 3C2:? 56G6=@A>6?E[ =625:?8 E@ 564C62D65 :?E6==:86?46 2?5 3692G:@C AC@3=6>D]k^Am
kAm{625 😕 H2E6C 😀 ?@E 56E64E23=6 3J E2DE6 @C D>6==[ 2?5 F?=:<6 @E96C 4@?E2>:?2?ED[ :E D9@F=5 36 E6DE65 7@C 2E E96 E2A C2E96C E92? E96 H2E6C D@FC46 @C EC62E>6?E A=2?E] %92E’D 3642FD6 =625 42? 6?E6C E96 H2E6C E9C@F89 4@CC@5:?8 A:A6D @?46 :E 92D 2=C625J 366? EC62E65]k^Am
kAm(96? E96 C6DF=ED 42>6 324< 7@C s256 r@F?EJ[ :E H2D >@DE=J 8@@5 ?6HD] |@DE @7 E96 5C:?<:?8 7@F?E2:?D 925 ?@ 56E64E23=6 =625[ E9@F89 D@>6 925 D=:89E=J 6=6G2E65 =6G6=D] p 76H <:E496? D:?<D 2?5 72F46ED 😕 6>A=@J66 3C62< C@@>D 925 9:896C =6G6=D[ H:E9 @?6 s2G:D t=6>6?E2CJ <:E496? 92?5H2D9:?8 D:?< DE2?5:?8 @FE 2E `b]cf A2CED A6C 3:==:@?] #6DF=ED…
Read the full article here