City engulfed in poisoning scandal of children exposed to toxin

It also prohibits any sort of government agency or athletic association from investigating or punishing a school or higher education institution for maintaining separate sports teams for girls or women. The agency could disperse grants to the health department through the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program to fund inspections, remediation work such as stripping the paint, and public education campaigns. Kristen Payne, a parent at Golda Meir school where a student tested positive, told the New York Times that she assumed the facilities would be properly maintained, especially after Covid.

A student attending Golda Meir School (shown) was poisoned  The organization Lead Safe Schools told a Fox News affiliate: 'Until the district, city and state work proactively to address root causes of lead exposure, these testing clinics will be more performative than proactive.  'There's lead paint in almost all of the schools and buildings. And nobody has really stepped up, do elementary students usually need tutoring either in the city or the state legislature, to make our city safer and healthier for everybody.

That's the most frustrating part of it.' The long timeline for fixing lead-lined school walls means young children could be exposed to a toxin that can harm the brain, cause learning disabilities, and damage the kidneys, heart, reproductive, and digestive systems — and may be linked to autism. Ms Cisar is shown with her twins The bill passed, 32-18, with five Democrats crossing party lines to join with all 27 Republicans in voting "yes." The vote marked the second time the GOP-controlled Senate has passed it.

An earlier attempt, in concert with a Republican-controlled House, met then-Gov. Tom Wolf's veto pen in 2022. This time, Senate Republicans are advancing the effort after President Donald Trump declared his intent to "keep men out of women´s sports." and made it a major campaign issue in last year's election, dividing Democrats on how to respond. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's state Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's and girls' sports at the collegiate and K-12 levels, although the Republican-penned bill is unlikely to get a vote in the state's Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

In February, the PIAA changed its policy in a move that some officials said was designed to follow Trump's order, except that lawyers on both sides of the issue say the change in policy wording does nothing of the sort. Kristen Payne, a parent whose oldest child attends Golda Meir school where a student tested positive, told the New York Times: 'Frankly, I just sort of trusted that there would have been appropriate upkeep in the facilities, especially following what was happening with Covid.

For well over an hour, Republicans and Democrats debated the bill, at times hotly. The sponsor, Sen. Judy Ward, a Republican from Blair County, said the bill would "ensure all young women have a fair chance to compete in the sports they love." The CDC also offers technical support for testing for lead levels in the blood and water, cleaning safely, and training public health officials, school staff, and environmental inspectors to better handle hazards effectively and safely.