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Indoor Air Quality Could Be Key to School COVID Safety

(Photo by Max Fischer, via Pexels.com)
(Photo by Max Fischer, via Pexels.com)

Thousands of Kansas school workers are getting their COVID-19 vaccines. But another step that would help keep people safe in schools has gotten less attention: improving the classroom air quality. As reporters Brian Grimmett and Celia Llopis-Jepsen of the Kansas News Service explain, the need for better air isn’t just about the pandemic.


That was Kansas News Service reporters Brian Grimmett and Celia Llopis-Jepsen. The Kansas News Service reports on health, the many factors that influence it, and their connection to public policy. For more stories like that, or more information, visit the Kansas News Service online. 

Brian Grimmett reports on the environment, energy and natural resources for KMUW in Wichita and the Kansas News Service. Follow him on Twitter @briangrimmett. Celia Llopis-Jepsen reports on consumer health and education for the Kansas News Service. Follow her on Twitter @Celia_LJ. The Kansas News Service is a collaboration of Kansas Public Radio, KCUR, KMUW and High Plains Public Radio - focused on health, the social determinants of health and their connection to public policy. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished by news media at no cost with proper attribution and a link to ksnewsservice.org.

The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.