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Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
MPS lead exposure, school closings; Trowbridge students, parents adapt
The Brief The Milwaukee Health Department shut Trowbridge Street School down because of unsafe lead dust levels. Starting on Monday, March 3, Trowbridge students are now attending Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning. Trowbridge is one of four MPS schools to be tested for elevated lead levels this year. MILWAUKEE - The start of a new week means a new school for students and staff at Trowbridge Street School in Milwaukee. What we know The Milwaukee Health Department shut the school down because of unsafe lead dust levels. Starting on Monday, March 3, Trowbridge students are now attending Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning near 12th and State. They will have the same teachers they had all school year. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News Additionally, the regular 7:25 a.m. – 2:25 p.m. school time remains the same. Local perspective About five miles away from Trowbridge, parents and kids had to wake up earlier just to get to the Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning on time on Monday. That was far from their only concern. "This was much further. We had to get up a half hour early. Not easy for a five-year-old," said parent Hannah Roland. "Of course, it is a huge concern. He is autistic, so he does not need any other concerns with his health other than he already does." Dig deeper The changeover to Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning is because Trowbridge is going through a deep cleaning. The health department found unsafe lead dust levels. Trowbridge is one of four MPS schools to be tested for elevated lead levels this year, after a child at Golda Meir School developed lead poisoning. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android The department also found high lead dust levels at Golda Meir School Lower Campus, Kagel School and Maryland Avenue Montessori School. Back at Trowbridge, lead paint workers have stabilized the areas of concern. The Milwaukee Health Department said it's on site to monitor and determine next steps. What you can do Families are asked to have their children tested for lead exposure. Lead testing is available through primary care providers and a MHD lead screening clinic is coming the week of March 10. The Source FOX6 spoke with a Trowbridge parent and utilized prior coverage.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Parents drop off students for final day at Trowbridge School ahead of lead-related closure
The scene outside Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies Friday had all the hallmarks of a regular school day. But even as parents and kids said goodbye around 7:35 a.m., it was clear the day was anything but. Families and staff learned Thursday evening their school would be closed indefinitely starting Monday so pressing lead hazards could be addressed. Students will be relocated to the Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning, 1017 N. 12th St., while the work is underway. Although families were told they could contact the Trowbridge office to arrange an excused absence Friday, many still dropped their children off for their final day in the building that's well over a century old. To get inside, kids, teachers and parents passed a crowd of reporters with video cameras and microphones who had questions about lead hazards recently identified at the school. Waiting at the school's main entrance was a staff member who ushered them inside. The historic Victorian-style school is made of Milwaukee's classic cream-colored brick, and reads 1894 on its outside entrance, the year it was built. Trowbridge is the latest Milwaukee Public Schools building to raise alarms for health officials over lead hazards that pose a particular risk to the young children who spend day after day inside. The department has issued orders to address lead hazards at two schools — Golda Meir Lower Campus and Albert E. Kagel Dual Language School — but Trowbridge is the first ordered to close for such work. This story will be updated. Alison Dirr can be reached at adirr@ Cleo Krejci covers K-12 education and workforce development as a Report For America corps member based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contact her at CKrejci@ or follow her on Twitter @_CleoKrejci. For more information about Report for America, visit This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Students spend final day at Trowbridge school before closure for lead
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
MPS lead exposure, school closings; Trowbridge to temporarily close
The Brief Trowbridge will temporarily close starting Monday, March 3. The Milwaukee Health Department identified unsafe lead dust levels at the school. Starting on Monday, Trowbridge students will attend Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning for an uncertain length of time. MILWAUKEE - Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies students will have to relocate due to lead safety concerns. What we know The Milwaukee Health Department and Milwaukee Public Schools announced on Thursday, Feb. 27, that Trowbridge will be temporarily closed on Monday, March 3, due to lead. The health department said recent testing identified elevated levels of lead dust in areas that underwent remediation, which did not meet required health and safety standards. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News The school has to be closed while further assessment takes place. What's next Starting on Monday, Trowbridge students will attend Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning near 12th and State. They will have the same teachers they had all school year. Additionally, the regular 7:25 a.m. – 2:25 p.m. school time, will remain the same. MPS said any student medication should be picked up from Trowbridge by Friday, Feb. 28. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android Students already assigned a bus will be taken to WCLL. Those that need transportation for their kids should call MPS Transportation at (414) 475-8922. Families that would like to keep students home on Friday are asked to contact the Trowbridge office to arrange an excused absence. What we don't know It is unknown when Trowbridge students will return to their original school. Students are only going to return once lead hazards have been fully addressed and health officials confirm the school is safe. However, workers will conduct a deep cleaning of the school this upcoming weekend. MHD will be on-site on Monday to assess conditions and determine next steps. Certified lead-paint workers have already stabilized areas of concern. What you can do Families are asked to have their children tested for lead exposure. Lead testing is available through primary care providers and a MHD lead screening clinic is coming the week of March 10. The Source The Milwaukee Health Department and Milwaukee Public Schools provided information for this report.
