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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

NYC Educator: Bedbugs, Roaches, Etc., Better Yourselves

NYC Educator: Bedbugs, Roaches, Etc., Better Yourselves

Bedbugs, Roaches, Etc., Better Yourselves

So some of the city schools have bedbugs. Not bad enough that we have mice, rats, and roaches; no, we have to have bedbugs too, now. I'll be fair and state that most of the bedbug cases are not what you would call "infestations," but rather incidents of one or two bugs that schools by law must report. Still, though, schools do need to be better about pest control in general, particularly during these warm months when the bugs tend to be worse.

Schools in particular that are not vigilant about food and drink stand at worse risk for pest problems. It bothers me a lot that not all teachers in my school, for example,