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Portland students get bottled water after lead found at 2 schools

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PORTLAND — Students and staff at Portland Public Schools will be drinking bottled water starting this week, after high amounts of lead were found in water sources at two schools.

The school district announced last week that tests in March found elevated levels of lead in 14 of 92 water sources at Creston K-8 School and the Rose City Park School.

A special school board meeting has been scheduled Tuesday evening at Creston. That will be followed by a community meeting to discuss concerns about water quality. Officials from the district, the Oregon Health Authority and Multnomah County will be answering questions.

A community meeting is also scheduled at Rose City Park Wednesday evening.

The district says it will provide bottled drinking water for all district students and staff through the end of the school year, until schools can be tested this summer.

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