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Local group seeks expanded pesticide buffer zones by schools. Ag officials say not enough public support for changes
pesticides and schools
Valley Improvement Projects hosts a “Stop Harmful Fumigant Use Near Schools” event Nov. 18, 2025. Nurse Practitioner and professor at Stanislaus State Mechelle Perea (center) addresses health concerns related to pesticide drift (VIVIENNE AGUILAR / CVJC).
Last year, an environmental justice group called for change to local agriculture regulations because of health risks associated with pesticide fumigants used to clear orchards and farms near schools – but nothing has come of it.