Councilmembers demand more details on NYC lead inspections in schools
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City Council members pressed Education Department officials Wednesday on the robustness of lead inspections in schools and pushed them to release records of past work to remove the toxin.
The questioning was part of an hourslong oversight hearing of lead laws and regulations, which focused on how New York City agencies have fallen short in eradicating childhood lead exposure. It comes nearly a year after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a renewed plan to eliminate childhood lead exposure by 2029, and a few months after the Education Department found and fixed lead hazards in 1,860 classrooms before the start of the school year.