Doctor explains what it means when an item has a Proposition 65 warning

Описание: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is "indefinitely" postponing the rollout of clear backpacks at pilot schools, a source confirmed to WCNC Charlotte's Jesse Pierre Monday afternoon.

Students at the predetermined pilot schools were supposed to be required to wear clear backpacks starting Tuesday.

CMS invested nearly $500,000 into clear backpacks in response to rising violence across the district. Superintendent Earnest Winston said in January the backpacks would become the standard at CMS to help keep weapons off campuses.

Most backpacks contained a warning tag required by Proposition 65 for California residents, according to a message to board members obtained by WCNC Charlotte. CMS Board members say they found out about the halt of distributing clear backpacks from Winston around the same time the public did.

"I responded with a couple of basic questions to understand how we're going to engage with the vendor to get to those answers," Jennifer De La Jara, CMS At-Large Board Member. "And he did say that he would get back to the board and to the public really on what those answers are. I've not received that communication as of yet.

De La Jara says she expects more answers about the next steps when the superintendent gets them.

Proposition 65 is a measure California passed in 1986 to get companies to replace toxic chemicals with safer ones. Under the law, businesses have to show warnings if their products have chemicals that can cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive problems.

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment lists specific chemicals that would require a warning -- there are more than a thousand. At this time, it's not clear which ones are in the clear backpacks.

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