These Manhattan Schools Have Deteriorating Lead-Based Paint

MANHATTAN, NY — More than 50 Manhattan classrooms tested positive for deteriorating lead-based paint, according to data released by the Department of Education.

The Department of Education tested for lead paint in 797 school buildings built before 1985 where students under six-years-old go, finding nearly 38 percent had deteriorating lead paint, according to a report in Chalkbeat, which first reported on the new data.

In Manhattan, 52 classrooms across 29 schools tested positive for lead.

The Department of Education pledged to fix the paint problems before school begins Sept. 5.

"Our schools are safe, and this summer we've enhanced our protocols and strengthened communication with families around the steps we take to prevent lead exposure for kids under six," DOE spokesperson Miranda Barbot said in a statement.

"All work will be complete by the first day of school, and we're going to remain vigilant throughout the year and regularly inspect, test, and immediately address any concern in our buildings."

The DOE said it would send notes to principals and parents about the lead paint and refer them to more information online, though it did not say directly whether parents would be encouraged to get their kids tested for lead. The city's Department of Health recommends for children younger than 6 to be tested for lead, which can lead to learning problems in children.

The inspections, conducted at the end of the school year, found deteriorated paint containing lead in 361 Brooklyn classrooms, 327 classrooms in The Bronx, 139 in Queens, 59 in Staten Island and 52 in Manhattan, the DOE's data show.

Here's where the schools are in Manhattan:

Here's the list, with what classrooms deteriorating lead-based paint was found in:

• P.S. 7 - Rooms 120, 136
• P.S. 11 - Rooms 201, 204
• P.S. 19 - Room 101
• P.S. 28 - Room 105
• P.S. 36- Rooms 101, 102, 202
• P.S. 41 - Room 112
• P.S. 42 - Room 205
• P.S. 46 - Rooms 104, 106
• P.S. 61 - Rooms 201, 204, 302
• P.S. 63 - Rooms 202, 205, 207, 210
• P.S. 64 (Old 71) - Room 214
• Richard R. Green High School of Teaching - Rooms 202, 205
• P.S. 84 - Room 112
• P.S. 101 - Room 216
• P.S. 110 - Room 206
• P.S. 115 - Room 207
• I.S. 118 - Room 518
• P.S. 38 (Old M 121) - Rooms 211, 217, 218
• P.S. 129 - Room 131
• P.S. 130 - Room 309
• P.S. 142 - Rooms 115, 119
• P.S. 242 (Old P144) - Rooms 153, 157
• P.S. 165 - Room 216
• P.S. 166 - Rooms 104, 205
• P.S. 171 - Rooms 101, 103, 104, 401
• P.S. 188 - Rooms 201, 208, 209, 216, 310
• P.S. 198 - Room 111
• P.S. 387 - Room 301
• Harlem Renaissance High School (Old M24) - Room 303

Patch reporter Noah Manskar contributed to this report.