Students in Jackson are trying to contend with the Mississippi water crisis — and dreading virtual classes

In the meantime, students in Jackson Public Schools, a predominantly Black K-12 district, and institutions like Jackson State University, are attending virtual classes, drinking bottled or boiled water and hoping they’ll be able to return to the classroom in the next week.

George Stewart, a middle school teacher in Jackson Public Schools and president of the Jackson Association of Educators, said he and other district educators are deeply concerned this could lead to a major step back for their students who just made gains in state testing this past year. “This has been a break that has been waiting to happen and it’s a byproduct of an aging infrastructure and water system that’s badly needed repairs and requires major, major dollars to fix,” said Jackson State University President Thomas Hudson. “That’s been known for a while and we really need to find a long-term fix here.”

In its request, the university also asked for a water and sewer line infrastructure assessment, the repair and enlargement of its storm water lines and a new water filtration system. The request also remarked on the city’s aged and fragile infrastructure that contains lines made of toxic metals.

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Well the mayor promised big changes and a really progressive new way of doing things. Maybe this is it?

This is heartbreaking 💔

Didnt the infrastructure bill passed recently cover updating/fixing water systems nationally? Where did that money go, why havent we heard of any cities upgrading their water systems since that billion $ bill passed?

Run by Democrats. Well done!

Shame their mayor didn’t do what the epa and everyone else told them to about their water plants. You would think 2 years warning would be enough.

And Biden does what he Always does and that is a big fat nothing.

And where is the infrastructure that Biden promised?

Can’t drink the water, but low taxes! Amirite?

This is beyond bad, it shouldn't be so at all

Our water is working fine.. click bait. The city let the water fail correct but within a few day the corp of engineers took over for the city and it’s all good now.

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