Packing kids and teachers into poorly ventilated classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, etc., is something that should be avoided at all costs.
Even before COVID-19 was on our radar, a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office found thatwere using outdated HVAC systems, which can negatively impact air quality. Now that we are in the throes of a deadly pandemic, and also gearing up to send our kids back to school, this issue is more important than ever before. But, we know public schools are drastically underfunded, so the solution will not quick or easy, unfortunately.
There is no mention of what they will do to support the ventilation within the school, save to say, they will follow “State and local guidelines.” But if opening a damn window will keep them safe — then I say, open the window and I hope it makes it onto my state’s list of mandatory guidelines.
The key seems to be not only in maximizing ventilation, but minimizing — or avoiding — air recirculation. Apublished in May found that “[T]he spread of aerosolized SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, inside public buildings could be suppressed using engineering controls such as effective ventilation, possibly with air filtration and disinfection and avoidance of air recirculation and overcrowding.
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