School District to Take Part in Pesticide Case
The Ventura Unified School District will be allowed to join in a request for a preliminary injunction next week against a citrus grower accused of allowing pesticides to drift onto an elementary school campus last fall.
On Wednesday, Ventura County Superior Court Judge Barbara Lane granted a district motion to take part in a June 7 hearing on the injunction.
Lane will take up a second motion at that time on whether the district can be heard in the lawsuit filed May 24 by the Ventura County district attorney against rancher Dan Campbell and his foreman, said school lawyer Don Austin.
Campbell and his foreman are accused of violating state codes regulating pesticide application and air quality.
The lawsuit cites a Nov. 8 incident in which Campbell allegedly allowed the pesticide Lorsban to drift onto Mound Elementary School.
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