Oxnard Elementary School District

The Oxnard Elementary School District is located in the city of Oxnard, California. The district serves 16,500+ students, has 21 schools, and has over 700 teachers.

Student makeup

The ethnic makeup is: 85% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Asian, and 3% African American.

The gender makeup of the students is: 51% male and 49% female[1]

History

In 2019, the use of glyphosate-based weed-killing products at the schools was banned by the board. Concerns have been raised about the mounting litigation over the safety of glyphosate and conflicting research findings on the risk of cancer upon exposure to the product.[2] In 2018 a California jury awarded significant damages to a groundskeeper who argued that Monsanto provided inadequate warnings of cancer risks posed by the herbicides.[3]

References
  1. "District Statistics (Oxnard Elementary School District)". Local School Directory. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  2. Wilson, Kathleen (May 7, 2018). "Weed killers containing glyphosate banned by Oxnard school board". Ventura County Star. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. "Monsanto ordered to pay $289 million to man who claims Roundup weed killer caused cancer". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. AP. August 11, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.


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