Parents assume water at their kids ' schools is a given , but access is a given . It 's called a water intervention -- a five-week research program that includes a water filter and cups for five schools in the Los Angeles school district , provided free from the UCLA/RAND project . Congress passed the Healthy , Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 in December . Educators say the federal government should only pay for water if it 's available .
Parents assume water at their kids ' schools is a given , but access is a given . Congress passed the Healthy , Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 in December . Educators say the federal government should only pay for water if it 's available .