ECBA - School Pest Management Policy
Book: E
Section: Support Services
Title: School Pest Management Policy
Code: ECBA
Status: Active
Adopted: April 28, 2004
SCHOOL PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Portland School Committee recognizes that both pests and pesticides can pose significant problems for people, property, and the environment. It also recognizes that children face greater potential for health effects than adults from pest and pesticide exposure. It is therefore the policy of the Portland Public Schools to incorporate Integrated Pest Management (IPM) procedures for controlling pests, in order to minimize risk from pesticide use. A copy of this policy shall be kept in every school and made available upon request to staff, parents, students, and the public.
IPM is a systematic approach to pest management that combines a variety of methods for managing pests, including monitoring; improved horticultural, sanitation and food storage practices; pest exclusion and removal; biological control; and pesticides.
For the purpose of this policy, “pests” are populations of living organisms (animals, plants, or microorganisms) that interfere with use of school facilities and grounds. “Pesticide” is defined as any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pests and any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant.
Legal Reference: 7 MRSA §§ 601-625
22 MRSA §§ 1471-A-1471-X
Ch. 27 Me. Dept. of Agriculture Board of Pesticides Control
Rules (Standards for Pesticide Applications and Public Notification in Schools)
Cross Reference: EBAA – Hazardous Communications Program
ECBA-E1 – Pest Management Notification
ECBA – E2 – Notice of Planned Pesticide Application
Adopted: April 28, 2004
Revised: ________
Legal
Rules (Standards for Pesticide Applications and Public Notification in Schools)
Ch. 27 Me. Dept. of Agriculture Board of Pesticides Control
Cross References
ECBA – E2 – Notice of Planned Pesticide Application
ECBA-E1 – Pest Management Notification
EBAA – Hazardous Communications Program
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