Latest List Of Chicago Schools With High Lead Levels In Water
CHICAGO (CBS) -- More Chicago schools are turning up with elevated levels of lead.
The total now numbers 24 schools. That's about a third of the 78 schools that have been tested so far.
CPS found lead in 26 drinking fountains and 22 sinks.
Administrators say most of the fixtures with high levels of lead are not frequently used, and all of them have been turned off.
1. Beasley (1 drinking fountain, 2 sinks and 1 sink in kitchen that is not used)
2. Beidler (1 sink)
3. Blaine (1 drinking fountain and 1 sink)
4. Blair (1 drinking fountain and 3 sinks – the sink in Room 106 is a rarely used office sink).
5. Brentano (1 drinking fountain and 1 sink for handwashing in kitchen).
6. Budlong (1 sink).
7. Carver G (3 drinking fountains)
8. Chappell (1 kitchen sink)
9. Chase (2 sinks)
10. Disney (1 sink)
11. Durkin Park (1 sink)
12. Esmond (1 drinking fountain)
13. Fernwood (2 drinking fountains)
14. Gunsaulus (1 kitchen sink)
15. Harvard (1 drinking fountain)
16. LaSalle II (1 sink)
17. Locke J (1 sink)
18. Nightingale (1 drinking fountain)
19. Peirce (1 drinking fountain)
20. Perez (1 drinking fountain)
21. Reilly (4 drinking fountains and 4 sinks – the Department of Water Management conducted several plumbing modifications at Reilly, and the school was retested Tuesday morning. Results will be released as soon as they are available.)
22. Tanner (4 drinking fountains)
23. ***Tonti (1 drinking fountain of the school's 40 water fixtures had one sample that was above the action level)
24. Wentworth (4 drinking fountains)
CPS will be holding a series of community meetings on the topic:
June 20: Mather High School, 5835 N. Lincoln Ave from 6 – 8 p.m.
June 21: Michele Clark High School, 5101 W. Harrison St. from 4 – 6 p.m.
June 21: Walter Payton College Preparatory High School, 1034 N. Wells St. at 6 p.m.
June 22: Back of the Yards, 2111 W. 47th St from 6 – 8 p.m.
June 23: Hyde Park Academy High School, 6220 Stony Island Ave from 4 – 6 p.m.
June 23: Corliss High School, 821 E. 103rd St from 6 – 8 p.m.
June 24: Simeon High School, 8147 S. Vincennes Ave from 4 – 6 p.m.