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School Pesticide Policy Web Page
Numerous localities have chosen to adopt school pesticide policies or programs that require a school to use integrated pest management, prohibit the use of toxic pesticides, and/or provide prior notification of a pesticide application.Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP has developed a website, http://www.ncamp.org/local_school.htm, that identifies over 142 localities that are known (or thought) to have policies or programs regarding integrated pest management, pesticide bans, and right-to-know. It includes links to summaries of policies, local contact information, and links to websites of grassroots pesticide activists working on the school program.
The website is updated regularly, so if you do not see a school on the list but know that it has a policy/program in place, let NCAMP know. Also, feedback on the success or failure of schools’ programs is welcomed, so that we can make the website can become a valuable guide to school pesticide policies across the country.
The new webpage is part of Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP report on local school pesticide policies. This report on local policies will be similar to the Schooling of State Pesticides Laws: Review of State Pesticide Laws Regarding Schools, Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP, released in 1999, except this new report will not only identify where policies and/or programs have been adopted, but also look into implementation and enforcement of the programs.
For additional information, contact Kagan Owens, Program Director, Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides(NCAMP), 701 E Street, S.E., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20003, 202-543-5450 voice 202-543-4791 fax www.beyondpesticides.org.