Lawyers involved in a class action complaint over lead levels in Summit Elementary School came before a judge for public arguments for the first time Tuesday.

Those arguments were brief and not at all heated, but their contents foreshadow a long process ahead as the parent plaintiffs hope to gather masses of necessary evidence and potentially rack up a significantly larger list of similar families and school staff members interested in joining the suit.

This is a breaking news item — read the full article in Wednesday's Butler Eagle.