State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-york > Edn > Title-1 > Article-19 > 920* § 920. Public schools; infestation of bedbugs (Cimex lectularius). 1. In a city school district having a population of one million or more inhabitants, the principal of each public school shall provide immediate notification to all parents or persons in parental relation disclosing a finding relating to the infestation of bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) in such school. 2. Along with the notification required pursuant to subdivision one of this section, the principal of such public school shall also include information regarding proper procedures to prevent further infestations at the school and to prevent the transfer of bedbugs from the school to the residences of students. Such information may be developed by the board of education in consultation with other city agencies and shall be available in various languages as deemed necessary. 3. The principal shall ensure that the bedbug infestation at the school is properly addressed in the most effective and safe manner. * NB Effective July 1, 2011
