Monday, March 7, 2016

Seven Lead-Poisoned Families to File Flint Class Action Lawsuit



Flint mom Melissa Lightfoot says her youngest child, Payton, is one of the top students in her kindergarten class, but she is "so scared that could all change next year."

That's because the 5-year-old — along with her two older siblings — was found to have high lead levels in her blood after the Michigan city switched to a more corrosive water source in 2015.

The little girl described by her mom as the "diva of the family" has since been diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder, just like 8-year-old sister Kamryn and 13-year-old brother Tra'Vaughn.

"This is real," Lightfoot, 33, told NBC News on Sunday. "This right here is scary." 

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Source: NBC News

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