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December 17, 2008 Green Cleaning Committee Meeting
Notice – Based on the voting decisions of non-industry members, we do think the letters generated in this campaign made a difference to the committee even if the science and medical knowledge wasn’t credited appropriately by DESE. Unfortunately, DESE had the final decision and made some counter decisions for the document submitted to the Department of Education (DOE) January 15, 2008. The Department of Education approved DESE's Green Cleaning Guidelines January 16, 2008.
Positive Committee Decisions/Votes of December 17, 2008 Committee Meeting
1. All products were to be "no fragrances or dyes added"
2. Air fresheners were not to be used
3. Hand sanitizers were discouraged except where there were no sinks available
4. The U.S. Access Board guidelines were to be referenced in the content of the document.
5. Urinal deodorizers were not to be used.
6. The majority of the committee members agreed that it should be noted that children are in the sensitive population - however, one person had a problem with this. She stated: “Some will argue that the guidance creates an inference, coming from a state agency, that additional protections should be afforded to all students due to the designation of “sensitive populations”. School districts are not equipped to handle these requests. I hesitate to give the impression that rights or accommodations will be extended beyond those currently required by law.
Those committee recommendations that were voted upon and then changed in the final document by DESE have been underlined.
View and analyze the problems that have followed the entire process of the Missouri Green Cleaning Committee practices, procedures and recommendations to date - January 15, 2008
DESE's guidelines were approved by the Board of Education January 16, 2008.
Guidelines are available now on DESE's website.
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Positive Committee Decisions/Votes of December 17, 2008 Committee Meeting
1. All products were to be "no fragrances or dyes added"
2. Air fresheners were not to be used
3. Hand sanitizers were discouraged except where there were no sinks available
4. The U.S. Access Board guidelines were to be referenced in the content of the document.
5. Urinal deodorizers were not to be used.
6. The majority of the committee members agreed that it should be noted that children are in the sensitive population - however, one person had a problem with this. She stated: “Some will argue that the guidance creates an inference, coming from a state agency, that additional protections should be afforded to all students due to the designation of “sensitive populations”. School districts are not equipped to handle these requests. I hesitate to give the impression that rights or accommodations will be extended beyond those currently required by law.
Those committee recommendations that were voted upon and then changed in the final document by DESE have been underlined.
View and analyze the problems that have followed the entire process of the Missouri Green Cleaning Committee practices, procedures and recommendations to date - January 15, 2008
DESE's guidelines were approved by the Board of Education January 16, 2008.
Guidelines are available now on DESE's website.
Return to Time Line
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