The West Shore School District in Cumberland County recently joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tools for Schools Program.

The West Shore District is the second largest suburban school district in the greater Harrisburg metropolitan area, and home to approximately 8,300 students in Cumberland and York counties.

The district is comprised of 16 school buildings some with mold and chemical issues in their labs. The EPA Region 3 Air Protection Division provided an overview and some basic indoor air quality training to the district's 50 administrators and custodial staff. They will next provide in-service training to the remainder of the staff and information on other voluntary programs and other environmental issues.

8/29/2008