Annual Notice Regarding Pesticide Use and Indoor Air Quality
September 2019
A Minnesota state law went into effect in year 2000 that requires schools to inform school staff, students and parents if they apply certain pesticides on school property.
Specifically, this law requires schools that apply these pesticides to maintain an estimated schedule of pesticide applications and to make the schedule available to employees and parents for review or copying at the school office.
State law also requires that you be told that the long-term health effects on children from the application of such pesticides or the class of chemicals to which they belong may not be fully understood.
Our school follows the EPA guidance to improve our indoor air quality by preventing as many Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) problems that may arise. Good air quality requires an ongoing commitment by everyone in our school, because each of us daily makes decisions, performs activities that can have an effect on the quality of the air we breathe.
Holy Cross Catholic School, Webster works with MacNeil Environment to keep in compliance with the federal and state government rules. There is a copy of the written plan at the school office.
If there are any questions regarding the Holy Cross School Integrated Pest Management program, if you would like more information on the pesticide application schedule, or if you have questions about our IAQ, please feel free to call the school at 952-652-6100.