In Milwaukee, lead poisoning is one of the most serious health threats facing young children, according to the City of Milwaukee Health Department. From 2018 to 2021, nearly 6.25% of children younger ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starting Monday, Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies will close for an undetermined amount of time so lead hazards can ...
As workers set up stations at North Division High School’s cafeteria to test children’s blood for lead, a group of frustrated parents and community activists gathered just outside the main entrance.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Irene Hayes, 7, left, and Pearl Hayes, 10, show their bandages from the lead screening March 15 at Bradley Technology and Trade ...
In Milwaukee, efforts are underway to ensure no kids are poisoned by lead at school ever again. By the end of this summer, Milwaukee Public Schools said, it will stabilize hazards caused by lead-based ...
MINUTES. NEW THIS MORNING, MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS ITS GOAL TO HAVE ALL SCHOOLS BUILT BEFORE 1978 CLEARED OF LEAD HAZARDS BY THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. SEPTEMBER 2ND IS ON ITS WAY. THE DISTRICT ...
Three more MPS schools will close to address potential lead hazards on Monday. Trowbridge School reopened on Friday after lead remediation took place. On Saturday, a clinic will be held at Bradley ...
MPS students were tested for potential lead exposure on Saturday. A clinic was held at Bradley Tech High School, and future clinics are anticipated. Seven MPs schools with dangerous lead hazards have ...
This story has been updated to include new information. Just weeks after the Milwaukee Health Department said a Milwaukee Public Schools student had been lead poisoned at school, the city agency on ...
INJURED. POLICE DO SAY THE DRIVER WILL BE CITED. THE MILWAUKEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLEARED ANOTHER SCHOOL IN THE ONGOING LEAD PAINT CRISIS. MPS SHUT DOWN LA FOLLETTE SCHOOL MARCH 17TH AND AFTER LEAD ...
The Milwaukee Health Department has ordered Milwaukee Public Schools to address lead hazards at Albert E. Kagel Dual Language School. This is the second MPS school in a week ordered to address lead ...
Lead hazards in paint, water and soil are common throughout many of Milwaukee's older homes and buildings, contributing to the widespread issue of lead poisoning. Here are some ways that you can ...