Students, staff report discomfort after herbicide spraying at Patterson elementary school

PATTERSON, Calif. — Several students and staff members reported feeling discomfort on March 13 after weed-control spraying occurred on the campus of the Patterson Joint Unified School District’s Apricot Valley Elementary School, according to district officials.

Superintendent Reyes Gauna said the district received a report at about 11:45 a.m. that a grounds employee was spraying Cornerstone herbicide on campus.

Shortly afterward, several students and staff reported experiencing discomfort after being near an area where weed control had recently been applied…

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