Dayane Zuñiga used to run for the Oxnard High School track and field team where her route often took her right down rows of strawberry fields where say says pesticides were sprayed. She brought it to the attention of school officials.

Pesticide spraying in the strawberry fields of Oxnard, California has raised concerns among environmentalists as well as high school students and teachers. The fields are immediately adjacent to Rio Mesa High School and Oxnard High School where students engage in outside, athletic training including running track and field.

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Pesticide spraying in the strawberry fields of Oxnard, California has raised concerns among environmentalists as well as high school students and teachers. The fields are immediately adjacent to Rio Mesa High School and Oxnard High School where students engage in outside, athletic training including running track and field.