“Last semester I had students running experiments on local water samples—just for fun. They were trying to grow plants with different sources. Tap water. Spring water. Spa water. One of them—Jasmine—she noticed her basil turned brown overnight. We thought it was a mistake. Then we tested again. And again. I brought my findings to the council. They told me to ‘stick to the curriculum.’ I’ve seen what lead and arsenic do to the brain. These aren’t theories. They’re facts. I don’t care how pretty the slides are—contamination is contamination. Vote however you like, but don’t pretend you didn’t know.
