§ 17608 Healthy Schools Act

• •This law is called the Healthy Schools Act of 2000.
• •It works together with another part of the law (Article 17) to keep schools healthy.
• •The law was updated in 2007 and started being used in 2008.

A school wants to use pesticides on the playground to kill weeds.

The Healthy Schools Act says the school must follow special rules to keep kids safe, like telling parents before using the pesticides.