Both school districts, Detroit Public Schools Community District and Flint Community Schools, have turned off drinking water inside school buildings in response to water-quality concerns.
In Flint, where drinking taps were turned off in October 2015, water again is being provided this school year through January as water testing continues.
Parents who are concerned about the ability of both districts to provide drinking water — for 50,000 students in 106 Detroit schools and for 4,500 students in 13 Flint schools — say they are not taking chances this week as temperatures hover near 90 on the first day of school.
Detroit parent Bianca Nealy said bottled water will be going Tuesday with her two children who attend Pasteur Elementary School.
I don’t want no children drinking the water.
The reports provide locations of tests inside the school, the result for lead and copper, and recommendations that include removing fixtures, flushing lines and implementing plans under state water rules.
In July, the DEQ reported that 99 percent of filtered water samples taken at Flint Community Schools met the 5 ppb bottled water standard, and 100 percent of the samples were below the 15 ppb federal Lead and Copper Rule requirement.
"As high levels of lead were found in DPSCD schools, one thing we know there is no safe lead level for children," she said.
In Detroit, Renaissance High School teacher Kerry Williams said the students are worried about the water.
"To say don’t drink the water.