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8432 - PEST CONTROL
The School Corporation is committed to providing students a safe environment. It seeks to prevent students from being exposed to pests and pesticides. While pesticides protect children from pests that may be found in the school and its surrounding grounds, under some circumstances they may post a hazard to students. Therefore, pest control practices may involve a variety of chemical and nonchemical methods that are designed to control pests effectively while minimizing potential pesticide exposure to children.
This policy does not apply to the use of the following pesticides: 1) when used in normal cleaning activities: germ killers, disinfectants, sanitizing agents, water purifiers, and swimming pool chemicals; 2) personal insect repellents when self-applied; and 3) gel baits or manufactured enclosed insecticides when used where students and staff members do not have access to the insectides.
Pesticides will be applied by certified pesticide applicators and when students and staff members are not present, such as during noninstructional time or school vacation periods.
The Corporation will:
| A. | inform annually parents and staff members of the Corporation’s pest control policy at the time of student registration as a provision in the student handbook; | |
| B. | provide the name and phone number of the person to contact for information regarding pest control; | |
| C. | establish a registry of parents and staff members who want to receive advance notice of all pesticide use and provide such notice; | |
| D. | provide notice of planned pesticide applications to parents and employees who have requested advanced notice; | |
| E. | provide notice of all pesticide applications to building principals and school nurse; | |
| F. | maintain written record for at least ninety (90) days of any pesticide applications. |
The Corporation will provide notice at least two (2) school days prior to the date and time the pesticide application is to occur. The notice will include the date and time of the pesticide application, the general area where the pesticide is to be applied and the telephone number to contact the school for more information.
In case of emergency pesticide applications because of immediate threat to the public health, the school shall give written notice as soon as possible.
The Corporation may provide for training of school employees to become certified pesticide applicators. Financial support for such training may be provided by the Corporation subject to budgetary constraints of the Corporation.
The Superintendent shall prepare and disseminate guidelines for the implementation of this policy.
Adopted 3/12/01