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    The document summarizes data from 27 New Jersey school districts on the number of children under age 6 living in each district, the number of those children with elevated blood lead levels of 5 micrograms or higher, and whether the district superintendent responded to a survey about lead poisoning awareness, monitoring, and services. The data shows many large urban districts have hundreds of young children residing within their boundaries but received no response to the survey.

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    The document summarizes data from 27 New Jersey school districts on the number of children under age 6 living in each district, the number of those children with elevated blood lead levels of 5 micrograms or higher, and whether the district superintendent responded to a survey about lead poisoning awareness, monitoring, and services. The data shows many large urban districts have hundreds of young children residing within their boundaries but received no response to the survey.

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    The Asbury Park Press asked 27 school districts if theyre aware of, monitoring, evaluating or

    providing services to lead-poisoned children. No law requires lead test results go to schools,
    which often get some results from doctors, health care providers, parents or guardians.

    School District
    Newark
    Paterson
    Jersey City
    Irvington
    Trenton
    Elizabeth
    Passaic
    East Orange
    Atlantic City
    Plainfield
    Lakewood
    Camden
    New Brunswick
    Perth Amboy
    Edison
    Woodbridge
    Toms River
    Piscataway
    Freehold Township
    Brick
    Howell
    Jackson
    Middletown
    Asbury Park
    Freehold
    Long Branch
    Atlantic County Special Services

    Municipality
    Newark
    Paterson
    Jersey City
    Irvington
    Trenton
    Elizabeth
    Passaic
    East Orange
    Atlantic City
    Plainfield
    Lakewood
    Camden
    New Brunswick
    Perth Amboy
    Edison
    Woodbridge
    Toms River
    Piscataway
    Freehold Township
    Brick
    Howell
    Jackson
    Middletown
    Asbury Park
    Freehold
    Long Branch
    Mays Landing

    Children in town under 6Children under 6 with


    880
    884
    385
    455
    372
    418
    250
    329
    224
    282
    183
    233
    175
    211
    171
    214
    158
    168
    151
    169
    100
    182
    77
    138
    72
    87
    40
    50
    39
    58
    30
    21
    20
    20
    19
    25
    13 N/A
    7
    10
    6
    4
    6
    9
    5
    3
    N/A
    N/A
    N/A
    N/A
    N/A
    N/A
    N/A
    N/A

    Source: NJ Department of Health; NJ Department of Education; school districts. Elevated lead means at least 5 micrograms per decilite

    Superintendent/district response to survey


    No response to survey
    Responded to survey
    No response to survey
    No response to survey
    No response to survey
    Responded to survey
    No response to survey
    Responded to survey
    No response to survey
    No response to survey
    No response to survey
    Responded to survey
    Responded to survey
    No response to survey
    No response to survey
    Declined to participate
    Responded to survey
    Unable to participate at this time
    No response to survey
    Responded to survey
    Responded to survey
    Responded to survey
    Responded to survey
    Declined to participate
    Responded to survey
    No response to survey
    Responded to survey

    ans at least 5 micrograms per deciliter of blood.

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