2024
Yes
https://www-liebertpub-com.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/doi/10.1089/hs.2023.0060
Iyengar, Ananya
North America
Observational
Teachers
Staff
Students
Elementary (K-5)
Middle/Jr High (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Ventilation rates
Filtration
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Particulate Matter (PM)
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
COVID rates
COVID-19
Indoor air
Pandemic preparedness
SARS-CoV-2
Schools
Transmission mitigation
Ventilation
The school's mitigation measures successfully reduced the prevalence of COVID-19 among its students, staff, and faculty. The school also established a consistently high level of indoor air quality safety through various ventilation mechanisms, designed to reduce common indoor air pollutants. The school received positive parent and community feedback on the policies and procedures it established, with many parents commenting on the high level of trust and quality of communication established by the school. The successful reopening provides useful data for school closure and reopening standards to prepare for future pandemic and epidemic events.