RE : Clean Indoor Air in Schools as Basic as Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately, you are probably correct.

Tools for Schools is a " powder puff damage control " program which is basically

powerless to do anything substantial to improve indoor air quality, or lack

thereof, in schools. There are no substantial 'teeth' in anything that the EPA

does for schools in terms of guidelines, edicts or support for teachers who are

sick and children who are getting sick in this nation's classroom.

They are subject to political pressure. Big surprise. And, in large part, in

my view a useless administrative agency which should be dismantled as they are a

toothless tiger. Does the EPA support a sick teacher? NO Does the EPA close

classrooms that are infested with mold? Not, to my knowledge.

Does the EPA go to a school administration and demand that a school be

remediated? Not that I know.

This conference presents an opportunity for connected vendors to sell their

wares,

and self-pontificate. If the EPA was doing its job, a need for " "

would never need to exist.

snk1955@... a écrit : Subj: News Release

(HQ): Clean Indoor Air in Schools as Basic as Reading,

Writing, and Arithmetic Date: 12/6/2007 10:31:32 A.M. Pacific Standard

Time From: _usaepa@..._ (mailto:usaepa@...) To:

Maybe I am mistaken, but some of these schools that are getting awards,

haven't there been sick teachers who have not been able to obtain their workers

comp for illness brought on by in school exposures?

News for Release: Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Clean Indoor Air in Schools as Basic as Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic

Contact: Dave , (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave@...

(Washington, D.C. - Dec. 6, 2007) School administrators are proving that

providing clean indoor air in the nation's schools is not rocket science.

School districts across the nation were honored today at EPA's 8th Annual

Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools (IAQ TfS) National Symposium in

Washington

for implementing successful indoor air quality programs. With more than 53

million children spending a significant portion of their day in the classroom,

poor indoor air quality can pose health risks in schools for both students

and staff and lead to asthma attacks, decreased performance or diminished

concentration.

" Good indoor air quality in our schools is vital to the health and education

of our nation's children, " said J. Meyers, principal deputy assistant

administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. " A clean and healthy

learning environment is as fundamental as reading, writing and arithmetic. "

The Dec. 6-8 symposium will focus on the latest research and information on

environmental health topics such as: radon, mold, asthma management,

maintaining ventilation systems for good IAQ, green cleaning products, and

best

practices of high-performing schools.

The symposium will also highlight model school districts that have

successfully implemented effective IAQ management programs. The EPA's IAQ TfS

Awards

Program recognizes schools and school districts that have demonstrated a

strong commitment to improving children's health by promoting good IAQ. A

recently

released study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that

about half of the nation's schools have IAQ management programs in place, and

that 86 percent of schools with IAQ management programs relied on EPA's IAQ

TfS program to guide their actions.

EPA introduced the IAQ TfS program in 1995 as a comprehensive resource to

help schools maintain a healthy environment in school buildings by

identifying,

correcting, and preventing IAQ problems. The program has provided hundreds

of schools with a variety of easy-to-use products, materials, and tools at no

cost to help them implement an indoor air quality management program.

Following are the TfS award winners: Ridgefield Public Schools, Ridgefield,

Conn.; Baltimore Public Schools; Mayfield City School District, Mayfield

Heights, Ohio; Wichita Public Schools-USD 259, Wichita, Kan.; The School

District

of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Katy Independent School

District, Katy, Texas; Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, N.C.; The

School

Board of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale Fla.; Philip Apruzzese, Connecticut

Education Association, Hartford, Conn.; Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of

New

Jersey, Union, N.J. and Healthy Schools Network Inc., Albany, N.Y.

More information about the symposium is av_ailable on EPA's Schools page at:

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/symposium.html_

(http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/symposium.html)

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