Bring your students back safely with air quality monitoring
Breathe easier with an air quality action plan
Schools are facing more days with unhealthy air quality than ever before, negatively impacting academic performance and increasing absences. Three in five US children are worried about the impact of air pollution on their health. Students and parents breathe easier knowing that your school has a plan for protecting student health.
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Reduce absences and improve academic performance by managing air quality
Reduce absences and protect student health
Studies have found that a single day of unhealthy air quality can more than double absences. Absences come at a cost to both schools, and students' families. By monitoring air quality and minimizing student exposure to air pollution, schools can minimize air quality-related absences.
Improve academic performance
Exposure to outdoor air pollution can inhibit cognitive development and negatively impact academic achievement. Studies have found air pollution levels to be a statistically significant predictors of student performance. The higher the exposure to air pollution, the lower the test scores.
Make better decisions with real-time air data
Air quality can change rapidly, making it important to have access to real-time air quality data when making operational decisions. Our air quality monitors can produce accurate air quality readings in as frequently as 5 minute intervals - ensuring you make the right decisions for student health.
The Los Angeles Unified School District's
Know Your Air Network
On Earth Day, LAUSD announced the Know Your Air Network in partnership with Clarity and the Coalition for Clean Air. This first-of-its-kind ambient air monitoring network provides real-time monitoring across more than 200 school campuses, yielding reliable, local air quality data for over 700,000 students.
Additional media coverage
Breathe easier with an air quality action plan
Schools are facing more days with unhealthy air quality than ever before, negatively impacting academic performance and increasing absences. Students and parents breathe easier knowing that your school has a plan for protecting student health.
Ken Burkhart
Superintendent/Principal, Pope Valley USD
Know when to switch to indoor activities
On days when air quality is very poor, schools are recommended to enforce indoor activity schedules. Monitoring AQI levels at your school and following outdoor physical activity guidelines is one of the most effective ways to protect students.
Recommended activities on days with unhealthy air quality
Activity
0 to 50
GOOD
GOOD
51 to 100
MODERATE
MODERATE
101 to 150
UNHEALTHY
FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS
UNHEALTHY
FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS
151 to 200
UNHEALTHY
UNHEALTHY
201 to 300 VERY UNHEALTHY
Recess
(15 min)
(15 min)
No Restrictions
No Restrictions
Make indoor space available for children with asthma or other respiratory problems
Any child who complains of difficulty breathing, or who has asthma or other respiratory problems, should be allowed to play indoors.
Restrict outdoor activities to light to moderate exercise.
P.E.
(1 hr)
(1 hr)
No Restrictions
No Restrictions
Make indoor space available for children with asthma or other respiratory problems
Any child who complains of difficulty breathing, or who has asthma or other respiratory problems, should be allowed to play indoors.
Restrict outdoor activities to light to moderate exercise not to exceed one hour.
Scheduled Sporting Events
No Restrictions
Exceptionally sensitive individuals should limit intense activities
Individuals with asthma or other respiratory / cardiovascular illness should be medically managing their condition. Increase rest periods and substitutions to lower breathing rates.
Consideration should be given to rescheduling or relocating event.
Event should be rescheduled or relocated.
Athletic Practice and Training
(2 - 4 hrs)
(2 - 4 hrs)
No Restrictions
Exceptionally sensitive individuals should limit intense activities
Individuals with asthma or other respiratory / cardiovascular illness should be medically managing their condition. Increase rest periods and substitutions to lower breathing rates.
Activities over 2 hours should decrease intensity and duration. And rest breaks or substitutions to lower breathing rates.
Sustained rigorous exercise for more than one hour must be rescheduled, moved indoors or discontinued.
1. Recommendations provided by CAPCOA's Air Quality Guidance Template for Schools and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and Centers for Disease Control’s Air Quality and Outdoor Activity Guidance for Schools and Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials.
Julie Orth
Class Teacher, Sierra Waldorf Elementary School
Clarity OpenMap
Clarity OpenMap is a platform for schools to share data from their Clarity monitors with the school community and the public. Generate awareness about air quality and its health impacts by sharing your data on OpenMap.
- Easily embed in your website using iFrame to share data with parents and school community
- View and share data from your computer or phone
- Seasonal data overlays (Currently sharing COVID-19 data from Johns Hopkins University and wildfire data from NASA)
FAQ - Air Quality Monitoring for Schools
Are there times when air pollution is expected to be worse?
How long can students be outdoors when air quality is poor?