Sick School Syndrome

Sick School Syndrome

From Creche, Montessori, Primary School, Secondary School, College and University, as parents, teachers and education personnel, we work hard to keep our children and students in a safe and healthy environment at home. For example, global sales of healthy food products reached €1 trillion in 2017 (Forbes). The demand for greener, more natural cleaning products has grown the non-toxic cleaning industry and is expected to reach €8 billion in the next decade. A more pure and natural environment is essential to the modern parent, teacher and worker, but there’s one aspect of our child’s lives that we are grossly overlooking.

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We send our children to school armed with their nutritious lunch, the best in uniforms, books and educational aids. But are we paying any attention to the quality of the air they are breathing during their seven hours at school each day? And how is this affecting them negatively?

According to recent?Global media articles, studies have estimated that a third or more of ?schools have mold, dust and other indoor air problems serious enough to provoke respiratory issues like asthma, hay fever and other respiratory issues in students, teachers and personnel. With asthma as the #1 chronic illness in children, maybe we should begin taking a serious look at the place / environment they spend the majority of their day.

Currently, there are no national and state standards for mold testing and remediation. In addition, the chronic underfunding of public education has exacerbated policymakers’ and school officials’ neglect of school upkeep and maintenance. Consequently, mold, mycotoxins, fungus, spores, viruses, allergens, VOCs and ?bacteria, are running rampant in the air of our schools. If you’re looking for more evidence,?simply do a google search on the challenges of poor indoor air quality in public buildings, offices, education centres etc.

Common symptoms of continued exposure to a toxic indoor environment include congestion, runny nose, coughing, irritated eyes, new or worsening asthma, headaches, and fatigue. There are also the challenges of cognitive function and restricted learning abilities in a polluted and stuffy air environment. If you suspect that your child might be suffering from the effects of an unhealthy indoor environment at school you can get full info and analysis easily.

Before your child or student heads back to school in September it may be well worthwhile ensuring that their air is the purest, freshest and safest it can be in your school, college or university, protecting them from harmful elements in their environment and thereby enhancing their education prospects fully.

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For full info and analysis of Indoor Air Pollution challenges please contact:

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