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ABC News(NEW YORK) When Francis Galicia, a student in Rockland County, N.Y., arrives at their high school for class each morning, they cannot help but notice that something vital is missing.

“We don’t have access to running water,” Francis said, referring to the lack of drinkable water from fountains.

Francis high school is part of the East Ramapo Central School District, which shut off many drinking water fountains in 2016 after lead was detected. The problem was traced to the school s water fixtures. Francis was in fourth grade at the time, but seven years later the water fountains in question remain inoperable.

The district says the issue is being addressed and that they are working to replace water fountains. In the interim, the students are being provided with bottled water on a daily basis.

But Francis says the water coolers sometimes run out as the temperature rises.

“They don t acknowledge the fact that we re struggling,” Francis ....

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