Investigating Air Quality in Schools - New Resource

2024-09-12 Update: This Air Quality Investigation Guide has been reviewed and endorsed by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), and we thank them for their support. Additional information and guidance on safer indoor air may be found in OSPE's Indoor Air Quality Reports.

Are you concerned about the air quality at your child’s school?

Are you finding it hard to know what questions to ask your school board that will ensure that your child’s school has a healthy learning environment?

Ontario School Safety is here to help!

We’ve created a guide to help you ask the right questions to investigate the air quality in schools and push for improvements.

Ontario School Safety’s Air Quality Investigation Guide will give you the tools you need to better understand a school’s air quality.

In this guide, you will learn:

• The right questions to ask to gather air quality information and request improvements at your child’s school

• The difference between natural, partial, hybrid and mechanical ventilation

• Proven tools and strategies to improve air quality in classrooms

• Guidance to schools from the Ontario Ministry of Education

• Recommendations from ASHRAE 62.1 and 241

In short, we hope to give you everything you need to persuade your school officials to improve the air quality in your child’s school.

Download it today:

Let’s all work together to demand better for our kids and educators. Share it with your principal, trustee, custodian, school board officials, teacher, and parent council.

For more resources, visit the School Advocacy Resources page.

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