Chicago Public Schools admitted that it was slow to respond to complaints of peeling lead paint in a special education classroom and two other rooms at a Bridgeport elementary school, leaving teachers hanging for months before following up on testing and addressing the problem.
The school district’s “Department of Facilities acknowledged that there was a delay in its environmental team being notified of these issues,” McClellan Elementary Principal Carrie Cole wrote to parents Thursday. “They will be implementing a new process to ensure future issues are responded to in a more timely manner.”
