Why should schools take indoor air quality seriously?
The quality of the indoor air can either impede or assist a school in meeting its core mission -- educating students. Failure to prevent or quickly resolve problems can:
- Increase the potential for short-term and long-term health problems like asthma, the number one cause of student absenteeism
- Increase absenteeism of students and staff
- Reduce productivity for teachers and staff
- Accelerate deterioration and reduce efficiency of heating/cooling equipment
- Strain relationships among school administration, parents, and staff
- Create potential liability problems
See: Evidence from Scientific Literature about Improved Academic Performance.
For more information about Indoor Air Quality in Schools, visit: Creating Healthy IAQ in Schools