In a College in Bagnolet, Students and Staff Drank Contaminated Water for Months

Le Monde

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While nothing had been implemented so far, the Seine-Saint-Denis establishment will remain closed on Wednesday so that the operations necessary to solve this problem will be carried out.

Mediapart

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The département of Seine-Saint-Denis was slow to react after having received analyses showing that the water of a college of Bagnolet was "non-conform with consumption". It recognizes "defects" and "retardant". The educational staff had been alerting since February 2026 on a "brown water".

L'Humanité

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The inspection of the academy chose to keep the establishment of Seine-Saint-Denis open, to the great shame of the staff, who denounce on 29 September a danger to the public of this college.