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West Collierville Middle School, Collierville Elementary, and Tara Oaks Elementary are all affected. Author: Local 24 Staff (Local 24) Published: 3:25 PM CDT April 29, 2021 Updated: 5:41 PM CDT April 29, 2021
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. High levels of lead have been found in water at three Collierville schools.
The district announced the lead was found in sinks at one middle school and two elementary schools.
In a letter to parents, District leaders said testing was done at four schools and inside the central office.
Tests showed out of the 76 samples collected at West Collierville Middle school, one sink had lead levels four times the regulation limit.
Another sink at Collierville Elementary had lead levels twice that limit out of the 43 samples collected.