Cleaning & indoor environment.

Responsibility school

The school must make sure the environment is healthy for students and staff. This means the school must be clean and the air quality must be good. For example, a CO2 meter is required. The school governing body receives funds from the government in the lumpsum financing to pay for maintenance of the school building.

Cleaning

There are no specific rules for cleaning a school. The school governing body is responsible for making a cleaning plan. This plan shows the budget and the cleaning activities. The cleaning plan is part of the school’s health policy. The school governing body can decide how to use the cleaning budget.

Air quality and indoor environment at school

The indoor environment at school affects the health and learning of children. A classroom must be well ventilated and not too hot or too cold. Lighting and sound in the school also affect the indoor environment.

Role of the school participation council

The school participation council talks about the cleaning plan and has agreement rights. If you are unhappy with the cleaning at school, you can ask the parents in the school participation council to bring up this topic at the council meeting. The document ‘healthy at school’ gives more information about the importance of a clean and healthy primary school.

Public health service

If hygiene at school is so poor that you worry about your children’s health, you can ask the public health service in your area to do an indoor environment check.