Little is known about the use of chemical pesticides, or their effects on children’s health in the nation’s thousands of schools. Over 2,000 pesticide-related exposures in schools were reported to the poison-control centers over a three-year period. According to the GAO (General Accounting Office), the true numbers are likely under reported. LET US EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN NOT CONTAMINATE THEM, WITH POISONS AT SCHOOL. This is simply the tip of a toxic iceberg, but non-the-less it qualified as a Health Outrage.
