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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Brett Chase

HISTORICAL FACTS: High lead levels found in paint at bridgeport elementary school - Caught on Camera

Bertha Alderete stands in front of McClellan Elementary in Bridgeport where her children attend school. The boy and two siblings will have their blood tested after CPS found high levels of lead from paint in the school. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Parents and teachers at a Bridgeport elementary school say that Chicago Public Schools delayed for months testing that last week found high levels of lead in three rooms, including a special education classroom.

Among the rooms tested at McClellan Elementary was one for middle school students who have cognitive or physical disabilities, including those deemed “medically fragile.” A first-grade classroom and a counselor’s office also tested positive for elevated lead levels. 

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