Hazy About School Operations With Air Or Heat Alerts?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether it is </span><a href="https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/heatrisk/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">extreme heat</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">poor air quality</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, our teachers and staff know what to do to keep students safe while learning at school.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">School and district administrators base decisions on local conditions and recommendations from the </span><a href="https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/heatrisk/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">National Weather Service&rsquo;s Heat Risk Prototype</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://www.airnow.gov/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">U.S. Air Quality Index - AirNow.gov</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to being watchful for any health issues, our teachers and school staff may also:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Increase water breaks</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Limit outdoor activities/strenuous activities</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow a &ldquo;rainy day&rdquo; schedule, spending recess time in air conditioned rooms, playing board games, reading, watching a short film, or similar activities.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img style="float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px;" class="" alt="color coded heat advisory chart" src="https://www.campbellusd.org/images/heat-advisory-chart.png" width="330" height="512" />Classrooms, offices and common rooms are equipped with air conditioning and highly effective MERV-13 air filters to keep the indoor air safe and cool. If older AC units fail, our staff works quickly to fix them and/or place students in other rooms with functioning AC.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="" alt="color coded chart showing air quality and actions to take" src="https://www.campbellusd.org/images/air-quality-chart.png" width="800" height="267" /></span></p>

<p><span>Whether it is </span><a href="https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/heatrisk/"><span>extreme heat</span></a><span> or </span><a href="https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/"><span>poor air quality</span></a><span>, our teachers and staff know what to do to keep students safe while learning at school.</span></p> <p><span>School and district administrators base decisions on local conditions and recommendations from the </span><a href="https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/heatrisk/"><span>National Weather Service’s Heat Risk Prototype</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://www.airnow.gov/"><span>U.S. Air Quality Index - AirNow.gov</span></a><span>.</span></p> <p><span>In addition to being watchful for any health issues, our teachers and school staff may also:</span></p> <ul> <li><span>Increase water breaks</span></li> <li><span>Limit outdoor activities/strenuous activities</span></li> <li><span>Follow a “rainy day” schedule, spending recess time in air conditioned rooms, playing board games, reading, watching a short film, or similar activities.</span></li> </ul> <p><span><img style="float:left" alt="color coded heat advisory chart" src="https://www.campbellusd.org/images/heat-advisory-chart.png" width="330" height="512">Classrooms, offices and common rooms are equipped with air conditioning and highly effective MERV-13 air filters to keep the indoor air safe and cool. If older AC units fail, our staff works quickly to fix them and/or place students in other rooms with functioning AC.</span></p> <p><span><img alt="color coded chart showing air quality and actions to take" src="https://www.campbellusd.org/images/air-quality-chart.png" width="800" height="267"></span></p>