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The Lewisville Independent School District is required by the Texas Structural Pest Control Board and the Texas Department of Health to notify you of the following:
This school periodically applies pesticides. Information concerning these application may be obtained from the office.
Any school personnel that makes application on a routine basis of any pesticides, or herbicides at a school or on a school property must be either a licensed noncommercial applicator or a technician. The Texas Structural Pest Control Board will be reviewing and setting standards in the rear future for the technician category in noncommercial. Technicians must work under direct supervision of the noncommercial certified applicator. A notification of pest control treatment must be at least 48 hours in advance. The of the notice is to inform employees and faculty that a pest control treatment will be done. Also, a consumer information sheet must be provided to any employee upon request. Students may not re-enter a treated area for at least 12 hours following application. Outside application areas cannot be used by the students for 12 hours following treatment. These re-entry restrictions apply to normal academics and extracurricular activities. All pest control use records shall be maintained on the employer's premises for two years. The records must include the name and address of costumer (supervisor), name of pesticides or devices used, amounts of pesticides or devices used, percent in solution of pesticides used, purpose for which the pesticides or devices were used (target pest), and date pesticides or devices were used on school campus.
