For Children, Health, Environment, Education, & Communities

If your school does not have or decides not to appoint a healthy schools committee that represents parents and staff, start your own committee. 

• Local groups do not need to be incorporated, but groups need to stick together and speak with one voice.
• As a group, pick the issues you want to work on first. Your mission: every child and school employee should have an environmentally safe and healthy school.
• Ask others to join. Investigate together, and share information with your group.
• Write letters about the issue (what it is, the impact, how to fix, request written response), keep copies, and track responses.
• See change happen. Celebrate.
• Say thank you!

Common starting issues: eliminate toxic products; stop bus idling; improve indoor air quality/ventilation; reduce dampness and stop molds; eliminate lead in paint and water.