"Greetings,
As a concerned parent, public school servant and recent employee I've grown greatly alarmed over the last decade at the excessive use of herbicides on school grounds, especially in areas where there is a concentration of students, the playground and tracks, that is.
There has been some discussion in public forums as well as indications from peer journals that environmental poisons such as these as well as fertilizers may be responsible for increased incidents of jeopardized health, such as breathing disorders, but autism in particular. I strongly believe we are foolish to label such disorders as genetic or allergic reactions when in fact we are skirting the issue; and the issue is our neglecting to challenge our accustomed ways of thinking as evident in our trying to control nature by spreading contaminants --- poisons that in most cases are the cause of our health problems which we mistaken as human weaknesses.
All these incidents should immediately flag any use of poison where children congregate for periods of time as a flagrant violation of precautionary principles as well as a serious misallocation of expenditure.
So, to be fair, I am informing you that this is not just my concern but that of many other parents and community members, and that I look forward to presenting you, the district and state government with a petition to discontinue use of herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers during the academic year.
Thank you for your time,
sincerely, Van A. Huebner"
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