Lee County Schools shared an inside look into how they’re cleaning classrooms this year.
They’re upgrading systems to give students and staff clean air and their using a special machine to kill germs.
TONIGHT WE’RE GIVING YOU ANINSIDE LOOK AT HOW ONE DISTRICTWILL KEEP YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOLCLEAN THIS YEAR.LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS HAS CHANGEDEVERYTHING FROM THEIR FILTERSYSTEM TO HOW OFTEN CUSTODIALSTAFF WILL DISINFECT CLASSROOMS.FOX 4’S RACHEL LOYD SHARES HOWTHEY’RE PROTECTING YOUR KIDSFROM CORONAVIRUS.
RACHEL?:23 - :28:47 - :531:27 - 1:34(LLINTRO)LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS SAYS THISFOGGING METHOD KILLS GERMS INTHE AIR AND ON SURFACES.
THEYPLAN TO DO IT ONCE A WEEK UNTILCOVID CASES DECLINEOR MOREFREQUENTLY IF A STUDENT OR STAFFMEMBER CATCHES COVID-19.NATSWHEN STUDENTS FILE INTO THEIRSOCIALLY DISTANCECLASSROOMSCUSTODIAL STAFF WILLBE RIGHT THERE WITH THEM.NATSWIPING DOWN COUNTER TOPS, ANDDESKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.We’re really cleaningeverything.
The door, the doorknobs.
And we’re cleaning on amore frequent basis.LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS IS ALSOUPGRADING A FEW SYSTEMS THEYALREADY HAVE IN PLACE TO KEEPSCHOOLS CLEAN.This door here, which is ourdamper.THE HEAD OF OF INDOOR AIRQUALITY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTDEPARTMENT WALKED FOX 4 THROUGHTHEIR UPDATED AIR SYSTEM.We’re making sure that thesedampers remain 100% open,bringing in as much fresh air aswe possibly can.We’re bringing fresh air in, sowe can blend that air.
Keep theCO2 levels down.
That’s what wemonitor to make sure that freshair is in those classrooms.ON TOP OF BRINGING IN MORE FRESHAIR EVERY HOURTHEY ALSO CHANGEDTHEIR FILTER SYSTEM GOING FROMCHANGING AIR FILTERS EVERY 90DAYS TO VERY MONTH.IF A STUDENT OR STAFF MEMBERTESTS POSITIVE FORCOVID-19MAINTENANCE WILL BRINGIN THIS MACHINE.NATSThe students safe, and the staffsafe, and keep them here.
If Ican do that via routinemaintenance fogging, bringing inmore fresh air, that’s the wholegoal.THIS MACHINE IS FILLED WITH THEDISINFECTANT BIOESQUETHEDISTRICT PURCHASED FIVE THOUSANDGALLONS OF THE SOLUTION TO BEABLE TO FOG PREVENTATIVELY ONCEA WEEK.THEY’RE ALSO CHANGING THE WAYKIDS HYDRATE.We are changing out all 1,365drinking fountains.
Our goal isby the time school starts.
If wedo not have some changed out, wewill provide bottled w
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