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NYC Schools Bought Weaker Air Purifiers. Now Underventilated Campuses Are More Prone To COVID Cases
A WNYC/Gothamist investigation discovered that the Department of Education got those devices for a bargain after the supplier lobbied the city.
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Nsikan Akpan
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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
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NYC Officials Say School Windows Can Always Offer Solid Ventilation. Independent Scientists Disagree.
While engineers have called windows a less reliable source of ventilation because they depend on fickle weather conditions, city officials argue they are not only adequate but sometimes more effective than an HVAC system.
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Caroline Lewis
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NYC Approves 4,000 Classrooms For In-Person Schooling Despite Unreliable Ventilation
Department of Education surveys say these classrooms rely exclusively on functioning windows—a lower standard than what would be expected to prevent airborne transmission of the coronavirus indoors.
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Caroline Lewis
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Ahead Of NYC School Reopening, 1,500 Classrooms Still Undergoing Ventilation Repairs
New York City's Department of Education is reporting the majority of its classrooms’ ventilation systems are working as designed. But that leaves hundreds of classrooms and whole buildings still under repair.
By
Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
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