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The California State PTA Supports The California State PTA believes all children and youth have the right to live and attend school in a healthy environment free from avoidable environmental hazards. 
Opening Eyes The PTA seeks to educate its members to recognize the importance of a healthy environment and the potential dangers that environmental contamination poses for children's developing minds and bodies. Energy Conservation
Environmental Curriculum PTA supports the implementation of a comprehensive K-12 environmental education curriculum for all students.
Protect the Environment To protect the environment and human health, PTA urges its members to become knowledgeable about the environmental conditions in their schools and communities and about current efforts to protect or improve the local environment, both indoors and out.
Assess the Safety of Your School PTAs are urged to work with their local school health councils and school wellness programs to develop and implement tools that will help them assess and address unhealthy environmental conditions in schools and communities. Such conditions may include:
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Precautionary Principle PTAs are urged to consider the precautionary principle that states that in the absence of proof that something is safe, it is better to err on the side of caution and avoid exposure. California State PTA recognizes that protecting the environment and human health is a complex, interconnected and perpetual endeavor. PTA encourages schools, families, and communities to support environmental decision-making processes that are open to all and that are based on stewardship of the environment and concern for the people who live in it, especially the most vulnerable, our children.
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Government ResourcesCalifornia Environmental Education Interagency Network (CEEIN) CEEIN is a consortium of state government departments and agencies committed to providing teachers, students and the general public with quality environmental education materials and programs. Environmental Protection Agency EPA for Students and Educators California Air Resources Board OrganizationsEducation Resources from California Integrated Waste Management Especially for StudentsDisney's Environmentality Challenge PTA ResolutionsLinks:Comprehensive Waste Reduction in Schools Other PTA ResolutionsAir Pollution – 1973 Hazardous Waste Management – 1980 Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Schools - 2007 Location of Toxic/Hazardous Materials Sites – 1985 Protection of Children from the Harmful Effects of Aircraft Emissions - 1998 Sun Safety: Skin Cancer Prevention Measures at School – 2005 Toxins (Persistent and Bioaccumulative) and Their Effects on Children - 2002 |
