Oakland High students fight for lead-free drinking fountains: ‘We should not have to beg … to get clean water’

Frustrated by what they see as their school district’s lack of urgency in responding to lead in drinking water, four Oakland High seniors have transformed a senior class project into a broader campaign demanding safe drinking water and stronger protections for future students.  Out of a shared distrust of their school’s drinking water, Palmer Kayondo, … Continue reading Oakland High students fight for lead-free drinking fountains: ‘We should not have to beg … to get clean water’