SPECIFIC STEPS FORWARD

1. Parents, Students and School Staff Should:

• Adopt the Precautionary Principle as a foundation for teaching and decision making regarding environmental and health issues within a school.
• Pressure school districts, along with local, state and federal governments to do the same.

2. School Districts, State Education Departments, Local, State and Federal Governments Should:

• Follow the lead of Los Angeles, San Francisco and others to adopt the Precautionary Principle as a policy framework for addressing environmental and children’s health issues in educational settings (see sample School Board Resolution).