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by CALIFORNIA SAFE SCHOOLS COALITION
Friday, Aug. 29, 2003 at 2:06 AM
schoolipm@yahoo.com 818-785-5515 Box 2123 -Toluca Lake, California 91610
Created most stringent pesticide policy in nation for schools. Policy has become model for school districts and communities throughout the United States.
Parents Gain Right to Know About Toxic Exposures
"Every parent in the Los Angeles Unified School District has gained the right to know if their children are being exposed to pesticides.", said Robina Suwol, Executive Director of California Safe Schools Coalition.
The right is part of a new policy adopted by the school district and introduced by California Safe Schools Coalition, an organization committed to ensuring that all students, teachers, staff and community members who live near these school sites are in a safe, toxic-free environment. The policy, titled Integrated Pest Management, pledged to implement least-toxic measures to control all pest management issues at the district's hundreds of schools. The policy has become a model for school districts and communities nationwide.
Because of the new policy, parents are given a list of pesticide products at the beginning of the school year that have been approved for use within the Los Angeles Unified School District sites. Parents who wish advance notification of each pesticide application at their child's school will receive notification by completing the "Right to Know" form and sending it to the school principal.
"As a parent, I am so grateful to California Safe Schools Coalition and (the Los Angeles Unified School District) for their hard work in finding the least toxic and yet effective methods for controlling pests and weeds in our schools; for including parents and staff in the decision making process; and for the right to know about potentially harmful applications of pesticides/herbicides near our kids," said Jenny Barsumian Brady, a parent representative for California Safe Schools Coalition.
For more information, visit CALIFORNIA SAFE SCHOOLS COALITION Robina Suwol, Executive Director 818-785-5515 Toluca Lake, California www.calisafe.org Toluca Lake, California 91610
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by Lisa Kingsley
Monday, Oct. 17, 2005 at 2:39 PM
lisakingsley@earthlink.net
Excellent site and work. Schwarzenegger just signed a bill they sponsored that will prevent experimental pesticides on public school campuses.
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by Lynn Graumansky
Monday, Oct. 24, 2005 at 10:16 PM
Really great organization.Wevsite is awesome.
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by Peggy Carsetti
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005 at 8:25 PM
The most amazing graphics ever.
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by Talia Grossman
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005 at 9:37 PM
This had to be the best enviro site on the web
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by Charlene Esposito, teacher
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005 at 9:12 AM
This is a site that we use often for class projects. I heard the designer also created the visuals for "Snow White"
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by Orca
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005 at 12:17 PM
Many of the commetns in this thread commented on the great graphics. Mexicans need graphics because they're too illitereate to read. Why don't they go back to Mexico where reading is not necessary and they can stick to looking at pictures in comic books?
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by Laura Peterson
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005 at 3:23 PM
This is one of the most talked about websites in our school district. The materials are excellent and the graphics innovative.
www.calisafe.org
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