What are the regulations on maintenance and keeping a public school sandbox clean?
As you may know the Department of Health (DOH) regulates and inspects public and private schools in Florida using Chapter 64E-13 school sanitation. In addition, public school facilities must meet standards in the Department of Education’s Standards and Requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF). SREF requirements are applied by the DOE through the local county school board and may have standards related to outdoor playground equipment such as a sandbox. For more information on their standards please contact DOE or your local school board. Here is a link to DOE’s website for public schools: http://www.fldoe.org/schoolmap/flash/regionalmap.asp?bhcp=1 External site opens in new window or their rules at http://www.fldoe.org/rules/External site opens in new window DOH conducts routine physical plant inspections twice annually, which includes the playground and premises of the school facility. The standards in Chapter 64E-13, FAC, address general sanitation and maintenance of the area an
