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<p>In research environments, primarily to conform to requirements of funding and regulatory agencies but sometimes just for internal documentation to “cya” in case something goes wrong, there are various committees to approve various types of research protocols and/or various types of materials to be used. Depending on the invertebrate species and the type of study (e.g. Are live animals involved? Will animals be sacrificed?) the experiments may need to be vetted by the relevant committee(s). I have no idea what would be required/possible in a HS setting that is not set up for research and presumably not receiving funding for research, but it would not surprise me if the HS admins would prefer to avoid dealing with these issues altogether.</p>