Ventilation in schools is being addressed.

Ventilation in schools is being addressed.

Serious work is being done on better ventilation in schools. All primary and secondary schools will get a CO2 meter in each classroom. The cabinet is spending a total of 17 million euros on this. Minister Wiersma announced this for Primary and Secondary Education.

‘Teachers and students have the right to healthy air in the classroom. Especially in this corona time, we must do everything to keep schools responsibly open,’ says the minister.

Windows open

Because every classroom will soon have a CO2 meter, the teacher can see at a glance if windows need to be opened. And that is much needed, as many schools still have poor ventilation. This is often due to old school buildings, where sustainability is hard to achieve.

Agreements

Furthermore, the minister has made agreements with education and municipality representatives about better ventilation in schools. A hotline will also be available where schools can ask questions. It will also be possible to call on experts for help.

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