CONWAY — The state Department of Health and Human Services has publicly apologized to parents after sending out letters erroneously stating that tests showed that their children had been exposed to lead. However it also advised that not every advisory was sent in error.
A local mother who says she received an erroneous letter wants more than just a corrected form letter from the state.
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