#HBA2021 Claire Barnett:
Children are not little adults.
Schools are not just little offices.
Schools are the second largest public building expenditure after roads.
Children are not little adults.
Schools are not just little offices.
Schools are the second largest public building expenditure after roads.
Schools contain mainly women and children (>90%).
Schools were not COVID19 ready. CDC did not prioritize IAQ until May 2021. "Our schools are not designed to do that."
8 billion ft2 of schools >$3 Trillion in schools are not climate ready.
Schools were not COVID19 ready. CDC did not prioritize IAQ until May 2021. "Our schools are not designed to do that."
8 billion ft2 of schools >$3 Trillion in schools are not climate ready.
>12,000 schools are within 1 mile of a chemical hazard.
Heat waves: children do not test well or learn at high heat. Perhaps lower thresholds to send kids home?
Should schools operate during forest fires? Schools aren't designed to handle extreme particle levels.
Heat waves: children do not test well or learn at high heat. Perhaps lower thresholds to send kids home?
Should schools operate during forest fires? Schools aren't designed to handle extreme particle levels.
Legacy toxics in schools: Lead, PCBs in caulking, old chemicals (i.e. science class chemicals).
Who protects the children after disaster? No regulatory agency clears a damaged school for re-occupancy (i.e. flooding, or forest fires).
Who protects the children after disaster? No regulatory agency clears a damaged school for re-occupancy (i.e. flooding, or forest fires).
K-12 schools have been designated as critical infrastructure. But they need to be funded as such.
Schools need to have comprehensive infection prevention and control plan for air, water and facilities.
Schools need to have comprehensive infection prevention and control plan for air, water and facilities.
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