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Proper management of toxic materials is increasingly standard operating procedure in work places as a means of maintaining occupational health and safety, preventing environmental degradation and avoiding liability.  Minimizing exposure to dangerous chemicals is especially important in our schools because children are particularly vulnerable to toxic hazards.  Regular exposure to toxic chemicals has been implicated in a variety of childhood health problems including learning disabilities, and increased incidences of childhood cancer and asthma. 

NRCM has worked to pass legislation to protect our children from exposure to toxic chemicals in schools.  We worked to require schools to purge science labs and facilities closets from unnecessary dangerous chemicals like mercury, explosive picric acid and poisonous bromine gas.  We also worked to require state agencies to work with schools to develop green cleaning programs to minimize children’s exposure to toxic cleaning chemicals.

We will continue to work to ensure that our schools are safe places our children, teachers and custodians.