School district personnel could be integrally involved following a mercury incident.  The superintendent, principal, curriculum director, science, media and facility directors may be involved in setting policy, communicating with the public, press, parents and students. After January 1, 2006 K-12 schools can not have mercury or mercury compounds on site.

Teachers and curriculum directors could be involved if the incident occurred in the classroom, lab, or during a field trip. Teachers that could be affected are science, family life/home economics, automotive repair, and technical training.
 

Nurses and office staff may have thermometers and manometers on site.  Coaches or sports facility staff might have mercury-containing high intensity lights in their facility.  Facilities personnel might be storing, removing or transporting mercury-containing products, such as fluorescent bulbs and thermostats, or high intensity lighting on the exterior of the school or in gyms.  All staff could be exposed from a mercury spill incident on school grounds or to/from a school function, such as on a school bus.  Media and community relations personnel could become involved in dealing with the public and the press after an incident.

Students may be involved from  on-site exposures in labs or classrooms involving elemental mercury.  After January 1, 2006, all elemental mercury compounds are to be removed from Washington K-12 schools.  Students might also be exposed from incidents when mercury is brought from home.