Lead isn’t just in Memphis schools: A look at other lead problems in the city
For children, ingesting even low levels of lead can interfere with brain development, cause aggressiveness or inattentiveness and impede academic achievement. (Laura Faith Kebede/Chalkbeat)
Laura Faith Kebede
Laura Faith Kebede is a distinguished journalist in residence at the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis. She leads the Institute’s Civil Wrongs project to write about historical cases of racial terror as a corps member for Report for America. You can follow her on Twitter @kebedefaith.
The city recently received a federal grant to remove lead paint from 120 homes where low-income families live with young children. City officials consider any home built before 1978 to be at risk for lead paint because paint could deteriorate over time.
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