Older schools are likely to have poor indoor air quality due to older construction materials, how they were built and high levels of carbon dioxide due to students breathing same air for extended periods of time in rooms with limited air circulation. Poor air quality has been linked to decreased concentration levels in students, lower academic performance and higher absenteeism from allergies and asthma. Research has also shown that COVID-19 is spread through airborne transmission.

Older schools are likely to have poor indoor air quality due to older construction materials, how they were built and high levels of carbon dioxide due to students breathing same air for extended periods of time in rooms with limited air circulation. Poor air quality has been linked to decreased concentration levels in students, lower academic performance and higher absenteeism from allergies and asthma. Research has also shown that COVID-19 is spread through airborne transmission.

The world has been devastated by the pandemic, but children are among the groups that have fared the worst. School closures have had a detrimental effect on children's mental health. Children have also been the last group to be approved for vaccinations, making their infection rates comparable to infection rates seen in adults aged 18-49.*
Airpura, an air purifier manufacturer, wanted to help in the fight and launched a Back-to-School contest asking the public to nominate a school they felt deserved to win air purifiers for the entire school.

The world has been devastated by the pandemic, but children are among the groups that have fared the worst. School closures have had a detrimental effect on children's mental health. Children have also been the last group to be approved for vaccinations, making their infection rates comparable to infection rates seen in adults aged 18-49.*
Airpura, an air purifier manufacturer, wanted to help in the fight and launched a Back-to-School contest asking the public to nominate a school they felt deserved to win air purifiers for the entire school.