Oakland educators, students, community rally to demand lead-free drinking water in schools

A few dozen Oakland students, educators, and community members gathered in front of City Hall this week to call on City Council and school board members to remove lead from school drinking water. 

The rally comes about a month after lead-testing results were released by Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) officials. Even though the testing results were ready in April, they weren’t shown to the community until four months later, causing rifts and frustrations for staff, students and the community.