It covers all pesticides that may be applied anywhere on the school property (in school buildings, the building exterior perimeter, all school grounds including athletics fields).  See guidelines for notifications at http://schoolipm.ncsu.edu or http://www.pested.org/programs/school.html.

The school principal or principal’s designee.

Student’s parents, guardians, custodians and school staff.

Once annually, and for those who request it, 72 hours before any application of a non-except pesticide that did not appear in the annual notice schedule.

Self-contained baits (e.g., Cockroach baits, ant baits), disinfectants, biological cleansers, and crack & crevice pesticide applications, Category IV pesticides (under E.P.A. classification) are EXEMPT.

The superintendent is required to designate an IPM coordinator for the entire school district.  Principals can get pesticide use information from this individual.  If your school district does not have an IPM coordinator designated yet, contact the maintenance director for pesticide use information.

Individual school districts and/or schools should determine the most effective and efficient method e.g. by broadcast telephone, email, a letter, posting the information on your school district’s website, publish in student/parent handbook or a combination of methods.  That is at the discretion of the school district.

Your annual notice must include instructions for requesting notification in advance of un-scheduled applications of non-exempt pesticides at school.  Interested parents/guardians or, staff should follow the instructions to request notification.  Names and contact information of parents interested in 72-hour advance notification should be entered in a registry for future use.  (A sample form for requesting advanced notification of pesticide use is available in English and Spanish at http://www.pested.org/programs/school.html.)  Some school districts are choosing to simply notify every parent or guardian and staff potentially affected by the pesticide application, bypassing the need to keep track of who has requested notification and who has not.

If a non-exempt pesticide that is not on the annual notification plan must be used in a pest emergency, parents, guardians, and staff should be notified as soon as possible after the application.  A sample notification of emergency pesticide use is available at http://schoolipm.ncsu.edu and/or http://www.pested.org/programs/school.html

October 1, 2008

Yes. Sample notification letters can be obtained from at http://schoolipm.ncsu.edu and/or http://www.pested.org/programs/school.html

You can download or read the school children’s health act from the website of the North Carolina State legislature at http://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-47.html