North Carolina- School Promotes New Environmental Management System

April 26, 2010 - PRLog -- Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools will begin promoting their district wide environmental management system (EMS) created as required by Board of Education Policy ECF, "Environmental Stewardship" and called for by Strategic Plan 2014.

The EMS has seven focus areas: environmental compliance, pollution prevention, resource conservation, resource recovery, sustainable development, sustainable purchasing and behavioral change. Schools will be given recognition and incentives for participating in the program. Energy, recycling, green cleaning, integrated pest management, indoor air quality, asthma awareness, anti-idling and more are elements of the EMS program.

A story will be published in the district wide e-newsletter called, Direct line. They will also be conducting a road show through the end of April where environmental leadership is meeting with students and staff sharing the EMS components and brainstorming. Meetings scheduled from 1st grade through HS.

Reduce Vehicle Emissions
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools' anti-idling program was featured in the Charlotte Observer April 13, 2010. Article encouraged parents to help keep their kids healthy by turning off vehicle engines when they're not needed, especially near schools.

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Healthy Schools Network, Inc. is a national nonprofit environmental health advocacy group founded in New York. It coordinates National Healthy Schools Day, which this year has generated over 60 events nationwide with 25 co-sponsors including EPA and CDC.

See www.NationalHealthySchoolsDay.org