Ursula Wolfe-Rocca

May 18, 2023 | rethinkingschools.org | Ursula Wolfe-Rocca

In the spring of 2016, children in Portland, Oregon, walked into their school buildings to find the drinking fountains shut off, the fixtures dramatically wrapped in plastic and tape, and instructions: Do not drink the water. High levels of lead had been found in the water in almost every single building in Portland Public Schools.