From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:30:18 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Parental notification at New Jersey schools |
Gordon Bill To Provide Parental Notification Of Contamination At Schools
Approved In Assembly
By Jason Butkowski PolitickerNJ December 8, 2009TRENTON - A bill sponsored by Senator Bob Gordon which would require prompt parental notification when hazardous materials are found on school property was approved by the Assembly yesterday by a vote of 76-0. "School officials have a responsibility to their students to provide them with not only a well-rounded education, but also a safe and healthy environment in which to learn," said Senator Gordon, D-Bergen. "Part and parcel with that responsibility is the obligation to notify parents and staff as soon as hazardous contamination is discovered, in order to empower them to make the best decisions for themselves and their children. This bill codifies common sense and school officials' unwritten obligation to be up front with parents and school staff about contamination on school grounds." ... For the entire article, see http://www.politickernj.com/jtbutkowski/35357/gordon-bill-provide-parental-notification-contamination-schools-approved-assembly -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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