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Parents, educators urge Portland SD 1J to add indoor air goals to climate policy
Summary
Parents, teachers and student representatives told the policy committee that the district should adopt health‑based indoor air targets — combining HVAC ventilation and in‑room filtration to reach 10–12 effective air changes per hour — and asked for districtwide minimums and post‑installation air‑quality reporting.
Public commenters at the Portland SD 1J policy committee meeting in March 2026 urged the district to add explicit indoor air quality goals to its climate, climate‑justice, and sustainable practices policy.
Katie Price, a former educator and parent of two Odyssey students, told the committee that classroom air quality is a daily health concern for families with asthma and immunocompromised members and urged “adding clear health‑based goals for indoor air to the climate crisis response, climate justice, and sustainable practices policy.” She described combining HVAC ventilation targets with in‑room air filtration as a practical, energy‑efficient…
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