Oceans Are Not Sewers

I don’t want to complain, but thousands of people are dumping sewage in our ocean. It hurts the Earth and kills the animals. Ninety-five percent of the water on Earth is polluted. Just 5% left is freshwater. At least we can try to save that tiny 5%. Just put the sewage somewhere else.

KIRSTEN HUBBARD

Oxnard

Editor’s note: These Letters to the Editor come from E.L.M. Street School in Oxnard. E.L.M.--Educational Learning Magnet Intersession--is a new school in the Oxnard School District that offers 10-day sessions for students who are between terms in the all-year school system. Renee Nourai, learning director, said one of the themes for this year is “The Oceans.” Here’s what’s on the students’ minds: