Background to our advocacy for equity around school water bottle refilling (hydration) stations ~
Rockville Rampage, Dec 2018: "Report Finds Dangerous Lead Levels in Some Schools’ Drinking Water"
Rockville Rampage, Dec 2018: "MCPS: Prioritize Student Health with Cleaner Drinking Water"
The following screenshot is from the MoCo Dept of Facilities Management's COVID FAQ :
The following screenshot is from MCPS's COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines :
Richard Montgomery's The Tide, Feb 2020: "MCPS pushes for new conservation efforts"
Wootton Common Sense article, May 2019: "One item on the agenda that students hope for are the improved water fountains that are to replace the old water fountains that have contaminants. In late Aug 2018, there was a county wide review of school water that found elevated levels of lead in 86 schools. More than half of the water fountains with elevated lead had been available to students.
These improved water stations allow water bottles to be filled as if it were a soda dispenser. According to the Board of Education, the improved water stations were put forward in the capital budget, but were put on hold by the county executive. The school already has a few of these improved water stations but all water fountains still have yet to be replaced. These water stations have been delayed multiple times. Students are disappointed they still haven’t arrived, including freshman Josh Euler who said, “Filling water bottles with a regular fountain is much more difficult and water gets everywhere.”
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