This is a “totally unprecedented” situation, assures Stéphanie Léger, deputy mayor of Lyon, delegate for education. The water from the three new primary schools in Lyon, inaugurated Monday on the occasion of the start of the new school year, is “non-compliant” for consumption because it has lead levels exceeding regulatory standards, the city said in a press release. after the revelations of Progress and of BFM-TV.
Bottles of water have been made available in the establishments concerned (Frida Kahlo, John F. Kennedy, Wangari Maathai as well as the Eugénie Brazier school group, school and nursery) as part of the prevention protocol launched by the city, to “guarantee the safety of children”.
“No risk” for children
In a letter sent to parents of students, the municipality stressed that other uses of water, such as hand washing, were continuing, stating that there was “no risk” for children. Questioned by the local daily, Stéphanie Léger certified that, “if that had been the case”, the schools would not have opened.
The city specifies that the analyzes carried out by the Grand Lyon water authority, around the sectors concerned, proved to be “in accordance with the authorized threshold”. She added that she was continuing the investigations with the metropolis, the regional health agency and the companies that carried out the work in order to “resolve this situation”.