State Agency To Reevaluate Lead Contamination At Jordan Downs Housing Complex
The review follows a scandal involving racially charged emails that is causing the California Department of Toxic Substance Control to investigate a number of cases.
KPCC:
Email Scandal Leads To Review Of Lead Levels At Jordan Downs
As part of the fallout from a scandal over racially-charged emails, California's Department of Toxic Substances Control is reviewing its two-year-old decision to take no action on lead contamination at the Jordan Downs housing complex in Watts. (Aguilera, 5/31)
In other news from across the state —
KQED:
Fresno Teen Promotes Health With Sex Ed
Until last year, public schools in California were not required to teach sex education, although information on HIV/AIDS prevention has been mandatory. At Fresno Unified, the fourth largest school district in the state, students learned about HIV/AIDS prevention and some sex ed. But youth health advocates say the quality and accuracy of that education varied greatly from school to school, leaving many kids without the necessary tools to make informed decisions about their health. (Romero, 5/30)
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Encinitas Schools Propose $800K For Yoga Classes
Encinitas Union School District has proposed spending $800,000 to continue a controversial yoga program that made headlines because of legal challenges over its constitutionality. For the past few years, yoga instruction in Encinitas schools was funded by grants, but that funding wasn’t renewed this year. The district’s plan to pick up the tab has angered parents who say the money would be better spent on science, physical education or art. (Brennan, 5/27)