High lead levels found in water at 2 Memphis schools

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tests show elevated levels of lead in the drinking water at Central High School and Bellevue Middle School, leading Memphis Shelby County Schools to take action.

MSCS said a test on June 27 found lead at more than twenty parts per billion in certain drinking water sources at Bellevue Middle and Central High.

Within 24 hours, the affected drinking water sources were removed from service, the district said…

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