Bill Of Rights: Environmental Quality in Our Schools

• Every child and school employee has the right to an environmentally safe and healthy school which is clean and in good repair.

• Every child, parent, and school employee has a right to know about environmental hazards in the school environment.

• Schools should serve as role models for environmentally responsible behavior.

• School officials and appropriate public agencies should be held accountable for providing an environmentally safe and healthy school facility.

• Federal, state, local, and private sector entities should work together to ensure that resources are used effectively and efficiently to address environmental health and safety concerns.

(This Bill of Rights was adopted by the New York State Board of Regents, June 1994)