School siting issues
Related information

School Siting and Other Resources

There are very few comprehensive resources that deal specifically with environmental issues related to school siting. The Child Proofing Our Community Campaign at www.childproofing.org is one of those few, however.

To read their most recent report, "Creating Safe Learning Zones: Invisible Threats, Visible Actions," click here.

"Creating Safe Learning Zones" is a follow-up to the organization's previous report, "Poisoned Schools, which you can view by clicking here.

Here are some other resources that, while they don't deal specifically with school siting on contaminated land, may provide useful background information for you and your school district when dealing with school construction or repair (Each site provides resources on environmental and/or safety issues):

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/

  National PTA's Environmental Resource Library

http://www.pta.org/programs/envlibr.htm

National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities

http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/safety_security.cfm