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Asthma Task Force urges SFUSD to expand indoor-air-quality tracking, fund coordinator
Summary
The San Francisco Asthma Task Force told the school board the district still cannot confidently identify every student with asthma, urged a full rollout of Tools for Schools and a transition to green custodial products, and requested ongoing funding and annual board reports.
Superintendent Arlene Ackerman invited the San Francisco Asthma Task Force to present its annual update to the Board of Education, where task-force members urged stronger district systems to identify and support students with asthma.
Anjali Nath, staff to the San Francisco Asthma Task Force and director of the asthma program at Breathe California, said the task force’s review showed progress but stressed continuing gaps in the district’s student health data. “Right now … we cannot confidently say that we are aware of every child in the district with asthma,” Nath said, adding that incomplete entries in the district student information system (SIS) limit the district’s ability to ensure support for students with asthma.
The presenters told the board the SIS currently shows about “1,500-plus” asthma-related entries but emphasized the number is incomplete because some administrative…
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