New law requires health officials to alert parents if bedbugs found on school premises

New law requires health officials to alert parents if bedbugs found on school premises

BY LUKAS I. ALPERT AND MEREDITH KOLODNER
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Wednesday, September 1st 2010, 4:00 AM

AP/AP

A new law requires health officials to alert parents of any bedbug outbreaks on school premises.

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Parents are going to get schooled about bedbugs.

A state law passed this week requires health officials to alert parents if bedbugs are found anywhere on school premises.

"We have an epidemic, and the best tool we have is education tokeep bedbugs from

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