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QUESTION:
Can lead poisoned children go to a school for free? 12 Jan 2005, Missouri
USA do you have information on children with lead poison? Can they go to a school for free, do the parents have to pay for schools |
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ANSWER: 23 Jan 2005 Dear Rosie, Sorry for the delay in responding but, not knowing the answer myself, I had to put your question to the 600 or so US lead poisoning prevention professionals who belong to the Global Leadnet listserv (twice) before I finally received an answer (see below) today. Yours Sincerely Elizabeth O'Brien, Manager, Global Lead Advice and Support Service -----Original Message----- From: Joe Ponessa Subject: Re: [Leadnet] MMWR report on refugees + the school question Hi- A free public education has been a basic right for all children in America for more than 100 years. in the last couple of decades, federal laws have required schools to provide education / special education for disabled/ impaired students who previously were denied public education. Unfortunately, there is still a basic inequality in school quality: generally, schools in low income communities are of lower quality that those in upper income communities, although some states have tried, and partly succeeded in rectifying this through funding enhancements; but the problem ins much more complicated than just money. Regards, Joe Joseph Ponessa, Ph.D. Extension Specialist and Professor Housing, Indoor Environments and Health Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
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