Lack of indoor air standards putting schoolkids at risk
Marlisa Harris (left) assists her daughter Marlie Harris, 5, as she uses her asthma inhaler to treat chronic asthma. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)
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Studies show that poor indoor air quality hurts the health, academic performance, behavior and morale of students and teachers. And yet, there are no federal laws or regulations that govern indoor air quality in schools, not even in a pandemic.
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David Waters
David Waters is Distinguished Journalist in Residence and assistant director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis.
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