At its Jan. 14 meeting, the School Board of the City of Virginia Beach elected Kathleen Brown as chair and Carolyn Weems as vice chair. Brown has served on the School Board for two years and Weems for 22 years.
Toxic Art Materials 5-60
School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 5-60
STUDENTS
Toxic Art Materials
- Generally
As mandated in the legal reference to this Policy, all art materials are to be evaluated and those which meet the criteria as toxic shall be so labeled. The use of such "toxic" art materials shall be prohibited in kindergarten through grade 5.
- Procedural Guidelines
- An art material shall be considered toxic if such material contains an ingredient which is a toxic substance, to include human carcinogen and potential human carcinogen causing chronic illness by the ingredient, whether an intentional ingredient or an impurity, is one percent or more by weight of the art material.
- If an art material complies with labeling standard ASTM D-4236 and its revision, if any, of the American Society for Testing and Materials, the material shall be deemed to comply with the provisions of these criteria.
- All art materials used in the Division which meet the criteria as toxic shall be so labeled.
- Use of art materials evaluated under ASTM D-4236 to be toxic shall be prohibited in the elementary grades.
Legal Reference
Code of Virginia § 22.1-274.1, as amended. Criteria to identify toxic art materials; labeling; use in certain grades prohibited.
Virginia Board of education Regulations 8VAC20-530, et seq., as amended. Regulations Governing Criteria to Identify Toxic Art Materials; Labeling; Use in Elementary Grades Prohibited.
Adopted by School Board: June 15, 1993 (Effective August 14, 1993)
Amended by School Board: October 11, 2022