Why does CPSIA affect schools?
Schools buy a lot of items for children 12 and under– desks, science kits, pens, construction paper, prizes– that are subject to CPSIA. CPSIA increases the cost of these items. With the cost increased, schools will have to either buy less of these items or find additional sources of funding with which to pay for them.
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If CPSIA is enforced, schools may also be forced to get rid of much of what they already have!
Greatest risk of lead poisoning in schools is from old, lead-based paint on some of their walls — not the CPSIA-noncompliant items in the classrooms.
This is true. Many schools have outdated library books (and sometimes even textbooks) that they’ve been trying to get replaced for a long time. If they have to throw away a good portion of their collections and the replacement funds aren’t there, what are they going to do? Think the teachers would pay for them out of pocket? They already have to pay for a large chunk of their classroom supplies out of pocket. Think the administrators would take pay cuts?
Sounds like a good opportunity for more bureaucrats and porky jobs. Compliance office and inspectors for the school systems
to root out non complying legacy CPSIA materials and ensure no non complying new materials are acquired.