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The NYC Department of Education provides information on how NYC public schools can deal with bed bugs found on school premises. If a bed bug is found in a classroom, a specimen will be collected. Instructions on collecting a specimen can be found in the Bed Bug Kit .

A letter will also go out to parents. This letter is also available in Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | French | Haitian-Creole | Korean  |  Russian |  Spanish  | Urdu .

See the NYC Department of Education  website for more information.

More Resources

Parents and school staff are encouraged to get more information from the following sources:

• Preventing and Getting Rid of Bed Bugs Safely (PDF)
  Other languages: [ Español ] [ 中文 ] [ Русский ] [ Italiano ] [ Creole ] [ 정의 ]
  Learn how to control bed bugs in your home
• Is it a Bed Bug, Cockroach or Carpet Beetle?
  Other languages: [ Español ] [ 中文 ] [ Русский ] [ Creole ] [ 정의 ]
  How to identify the bug you are seeing
• Stop Bed Bugs Safely (PDF)
  Safe ways to control bed bugs
• Disposal Protocol (PDF)
  Other languages: [ Español ] [ 中文 ] [ Русский ] [ Creole ] [ 정의 ]
  How to dispose of infested household items