Re: Water in Schools
- From
- Bilal Tawwab
Greetings,
Thanks for sharing this information. I will be sure address this concern with our administrators, teachers and
staff.
Educationally yours,
Bilal K. Tawwab
Superintendent
Flint Community Schools
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."
- Frederick Douglass
On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 12:30 PM -0800, "Krisztian, George (DEQ)" <kr
Hi Tony,
| had a conversation with City Administrator Natasha Henderson today. She relayed to me a concern that a resident
raised the other evening at a meeting. This resident indicated that it was their belief that some children were still
drinking from the drinking fountains. | understand that there are some sources that are not conducive to being shut off
and this makes the task more challenging. Would it be possible to communicate to the principals that any water source
that cannot be readily shut off be inactivated by somehow physically making the source inoperable or inaccessible? |
have seen a number of teachers take very creative and positive steps in dealing with this and | was hoping that you could
perhaps convey the need to maintain these positive steps and ensure that they are utilized everywhere.
| further understand that this becomes even more of a challenge on Fridays at schools that are having their plumbing
evaluated. Children are naturally curious and if they see water flowing from a fountain that has been dormant for weeks
it becomes almost like a magnet.
Thank you!
George
George L. Krisztian
Flint Action Plan Coordinator
Laboratory Director
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Desk ph (S77) 284-6779
Cell ph PPI
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