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North Carolina district has suspended the use of weed killer on its competition athletic fields

June 12, 2007
Chapel Hill system violated state policy by using herbicide without notifying parents.

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro (N.C.) school district has suspended spreading weed killer on competition athletic fields after violating state safety procedures at one of its middle schools in May. The district violated state policy by not notifying parents and administrators 72 hours before the herbicide was spread. District officials do not think any children became ill because of the application.

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