This article examines the issue on the quality of water in Seattle's school districts. Seattle's water woes became public when four little containers of rust-colored water from fountains in the city district's Wedgewood Elementary School, collected by concerned parents, were tested by a certified laboratory and found to exceed federal lead limits. As a result, students in many Seattle schools are drinking bottled water, a practice that will continue until testing shows the water at various schools meets federal standards. Yet, few schools conduct water-quality tests as a matter of course. Unlike federal prisons and military facilities, schools are not legally required to do so under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, but there may be compelling reasons for schools to show more initiative on the issue. Numerous studies have shown that lead exposure causes a range of serious health problems, especially for children, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, slowed growth, hearing problems, and headaches, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.