New York State Education Law Section 409-H and State
Education Department Commissioner’s Regulation 155.24, effective July 1,
2001, require all public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools
to provide written notification to all persons in parental relation,
faculty, and staff regarding the potential use of pesticides
periodically throughout the school year. The Voorheesville Central
School District is required to maintain a list of persons in parental
relation, faculty, and staff who wish to receive 48-hour prior written
notification of certain pesticide applications. The following pesticide
applications are not subject to prior notification requirements:
• a school remains unoccupied for a continuous 72-hours following an
application;
• anti-microbial products;
• nonvolatile rodenticides in tamper resistant bait stations in areas
inaccessible to children;
• nonvolatile insecticidal baits in tamper resistant bait stations in
areas inaccessible to children;
• silica gels and other nonvolatile ready-to-use pastes, foams, or gels
in areas inaccessible to children;
• boric acid and disodium octaborate tetrahydrate;
• the application of EPA designated biopesticides;
• the application of EPA designated exempt materials under 40CFR152.25;
• the use of aerosol products with a directed spray in containers of 18
fluid ounces or less when used to protect individuals from an imminent
threat from stinging and biting insects including venomous spiders,
bees, wasps, and hornets.
In the event of an emergency application necessary to protect against an
imminent threat to human health, a good faith effort will be made to
supply written notification to those on the 48-hour prior notification
list. If you would like to receive 48-hour prior notification of
pesticide applications that are scheduled to occur in your school,
please complete
this
form [PDF] and return it to Voorheesville CSD District Office,
432 New Salem Road, P.O. Box 498, Voorheesville, NY 12186. Mike Goyer,
the school pesticide representative, can be reached by phone at
765-2382, ext. 508, and by fax at 765-7959. He can also be contacted for
further information on these requirements.
