A northern California community is questioning the length of time for a school district to report elevated levels of lead across multiple schools’ drinking fountains and faucets, reports USA Today. “We are putting systems in place to ensure a lack of effective communication does not occur again, and that school communities receive quick notice when this kind of testing is taking place on their campuses,” the Oakland Unified School district wrote in a letter to families last week. However, staffers at affected schools – including Frick United Academy of Language – noted the lead testing had taken place between late March and June, although the results were released only in August.  Of the 1,083 fixtures tested, nearly 200 contained lead levels above the district’s limit of 5 parts per billion (ppb).