Shelby County offers free lead testing to students exposed to unsafe water
Memphis-Shelby County Schools leaders said they immediately shut off contaminated water sources last week. (Laura Faith Kebede/Chalkbeat)
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Twenty-four schools recently reported high lead levels in their water. Now, the local health department is offering free blood testing to exposed students.
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Bri Hatch
Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Hatch spent the past two years in Baltimore covering all-things education for WYPR, the city’s local NPR station, as a Report for America Corps Member.
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