MIDDLETOWN – As a precaution, drinking water in all facilities in
the Enlarged City School District of Middletown are being tested for lead.
That testing was expected to be completed by the end of the day today
(Friday, May 13).
Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Eastwood said given the school district’s
“emphasis on providing safe educational environments for our children,”
it has contracted with Orange-Ulster BOCES’ Office of Risk Management
to test the district water outlines, including drinking fountains, sink
faucets and other sources, for led contamination.
Eastwood noted in a May 13 letter to parents and guardians of Middletown
school children that the Environmental Protection Agency and Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention agree “that there is no known safe
level of lead in a child’s blood. Lead is harmful to health, especially
for children.”
The test results are expected back from a certified testing laboratory
in two to three weeks, the superintendent said.
