Milwaukee Public Schools says 36 schools are still working on getting the all-clear from lead paint hazards as the new school year approaches.

MPS has been cleaning up and repainting schools all summer after lead concerns forced closures, disrupting thousands of student schedules last Spring.

The district reports that 14 of the 50 schools in their lead remediation plan have been cleared by the Milwaukee Health Department to open. MPS expects the remaining schools to be safe and ready when classes begin after Labor Day.

TMJ4 caught up with paint crews working at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, a K4-8th grade school.

The problem first surfaced in March after several schools were closed due to significant lead hazards.

Interim Chief Operating Officer Mike Turza says remedial work has

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