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LEA Health and Safety Committee

Environmental Health & Safety     

We, the LEA members, need to work together to address Health and Safety Concerns as they arise. If you see something, say something so that it can be addressed and remedied:

  • Talk to your Administrator
  • Talk to your Building Health and Safety Team
  • Talk to your LEA Building Representatives

LEA Health and Safety Committee

The LEA Health and Safety Committee is composed of more than 20 staff members from across the district. This committee was formed in the summer of 2020. We recruited members from every building, representing a variety of roles, so that we could adequately represent the health and safety needs and concerns of a large portion of our staff. During the summer, we gathered information from each building regarding health and safety concerns related to the pandemic. This information was organized and communicated to the governing body of the LEA and used in the bargaining process.

A Joint Labor/Management Health and Safety Committee meets regularly to maintain productive communication around these topics. 

Minutes of HW&S Committee Meetings:

First meeting of 2023-2024 School Year: 9/18/23 4:00-5:00

(Google Meet Link to come)

 

Contact: Rachel Kuberry, Unit A, Central Office, rkuberry@lexingtonma.org

Other Health and Safety JLMC members:

Christina Bakolas cbakolas@lexingtonma.org Unit A, PE at LHS    
Jane Bergin jbergin@lexingtonma.org Unit A, PE at LHS    
Raeanne Brazee rbrazee@lexingtonma.org Unit A, Nurse at LHS    
Conner Catone  ccatone@lexingtonma.org Unit A, Psychologist at Diamond    
Wendy Ditmars wditmars@lexingtonma.org Unit A, ELL at LCP    
Katie Gerlich kgerlich@lexingtonma.org Unit A, ELL at Bowman    
Shanna Hayes Bowie shayesbowie@lexingtonma.org Unit C, LLP at Clarke    
Erica Lawrence elawrence@lexingtonma.org  Unit A, ELL at Fiske    
Zeba McGibbon emcgibbon@lexingtonma.org  Unit A,  Kindergarten at Bridge    
Liz Parkinson eparkinson@lexingtonma.org DLP at Harrington    

OTHER LINKS:

Unhealthy Conditions in Working Spaces

Health, Wellness & Safety Concern Report Form

MTA Environmental Health and Safety Committee

The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH)

MA Dept. of Environmental Protection and Department of Public Health

The Massachusetts School Checklist – indoor air quality

DESE Safe and Supportive Schools Commission

CLEARING THE AIR: AN ASTHMA TOOLKIT FOR HEALTHY SCHOOLS

 

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