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CALPIRG Reports Public Rarely Notified of Toxic Pesticide Use in Public Schools

HeadlineJul 26, 2000

A report by the California Public Interest Research Group says children, parents and teachers are rarely notified when toxic pesticides are used at hundreds of California public schools. While some school districts have policies requiring notification, there’s no statewide policy requiring schools to inform people of pesticide use.

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