Report: 27% of Prov kindergarten students have high lead levels

March 15th, 2013 at 4:36 pm by under Nesi's Notes, On the Main Site

By Dan McGowan

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – More than one in four Providence children who entered kindergarten last fall had elevated levels of lead in their blood, leaving them more likely to be chronically absent, repeat a grade or perform poorly on standardized tests, according to a report released by The Providence Plan.

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3 Responses to “Report: 27% of Prov kindergarten students have high lead levels”

  1. Pat Crowley says:
    March 15, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    Thank you for highlighting this important work.

  2. Matt says:
    March 16, 2013 at 10:45 am

    Too bad the parents don’t realize they are living the same lifestyle as their parents and are not willing to improve their living conditions. It is time to elminate zoning all over the state and start teardown of the area such as Federal Hill. Silver Lake, Olneyville, Manton, Mount Pleasant, and other areas that have high concentrations of triple deckers.

  3. Albert says:
    March 17, 2013 at 8:22 am

    And Angel is only worried about being Governor.