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K-12 Education: School Districts' Efforts to Address Lead-Based Paint

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date July 9, 2019
Release Date July 24, 2019
Report No. GAO-19-461R
Summary:

The most common source of lead exposure for children comes from paint in buildings built before 1978—the year the government banned the sale of lead-based paint. In schools, lead dust can come from disturbing lead paint during renovations, deteriorating lead paint, and lead-contaminated soil.

We surveyed schools across the U.S. on how they deal with lead paint. Among other things, we found

About a third of public school students, about 15.3 million, were in school districts that inspected for lead paint

About half the districts that inspected found lead paint. All that found it reported plans or actions to reduce or eliminate it

A high school classroom with college pennants hanging from the ceiling.

A high school classroom with college pennants hanging from the ceiling.

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