China’s Kindergarten Lead Poisoning Scandal Widens as Teachers Test Positive

More than 230 children were found with abnormal levels of lead in their blood earlier this month.
China’s Kindergarten Lead Poisoning Scandal Widens as Teachers Test Positive
Young Chinese children attend a school in Beijing, China, on April 26, 2012. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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New revelations are deepening a growing public health scandal in China, where over 230 children were found with lead poisoning earlier this month.

Several kindergarten teachers have also tested positive for dangerously high levels of lead in their blood, adding to public outcry over the regime’s handling of the case and fueling suspicions that the official narrative may be incomplete or misleading.