Nagpaalala ang isang toxic watchdog sa mga opisyal ng mga paaralan na tiyaking mga pinturang lead-free lamang ang gagamitin sa paghahanda sa mga silid-aralan at iba pang pasilidad sa mga eskuwelahan upang maiiwas ang mga bata, guro at kawani ng paaralan sa pagkakalantad o paglanghap ng mga mapanganib na kemikal.

“We urge school principals, teachers and all Brigada Eskwela supporters to take DepEd’s (Department of Education) directive to heart as this will help in preventing childhood lead exposure through the ingestion and inhalation of lead-containing paint, dust and soil,” sabi ni Aileen Lucero, coordinator ng EcoWaste Coalition.

“It is our shared responsibility to remove preventable sources of lead exposure in our children’s surroundings such as lead-containing paints,” sabi pa ni Lucero, binigyang-diin na “there is no known level of lead exposure that is considered safe”, alinsunod sa mga panuntunan ng World Health Organization (WHO).

Tinukoy ang impormasyon mula sa Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (GAELP), sa isang direktiba ay nagbabala ang DepEd na “childhood lead poisoning can have lifelong health impacts, including learning disabilities, anemia and disorders in coordination, visual, spatial and language skills.”

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Katuwang ng GAELP, isang cooperative venture ng WHO at United Nations Environment Programme, ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), EcoWaste Coalition, at Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines, In.