Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Because young children’s lungs are still developing and smoke can affect anyone’s health even at low levels, governments must take responsibility to ensure that schools and school buses (places where people are required to be!) always have clean indoor air to breathe. 063
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyMJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Thank you, @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social, for keeping the #AQ #IAQ conversation in the forefront. As extreme climate events like wildfires & extreme heat push us indoors more, it’s important we do what we can to make the indoor air optimum. Check out this linked study: jech.bmj.com/content/earl...jech.bmj.comEnvironmental exposure and risk of death by suicide, attempted suicide and suicide ideation: a systematic review and meta-analysisBackground The impact of environmental exposure on suicide risk is poorly understood. We investigated the relationship between four environmental exposures—air, noise, light and water pollution—and th... 192
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyMJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026There are NO downsides to improving the quality of air in the spaces in which our kids and their educators spend the most time. Even the cost makes itself up in reducing replacement staffing costs, bettering education, decreasing healthcare burden, etc. 0157
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Did you know that pregnant staff, aging educators, and asthmatic students suffer disproportionately in extreme classroom heat? 🌡️ Ontario must address IAQ comprehensively to ensure safe temperatures AND clean air for all. Modernizing IAQ is basic health and safety. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-peel...thenarwhal.caFor some Ontario students, there is no escape from the heatAs the school year begins, families and advocates worry children in Peel region exposed to extreme heat in classrooms 064
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyChristine Guptill @healthmusicperf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026So important, in all indoor environments but ESPECIALLY the learning environments of our children. 011
Reposted by Ontario School Safetyandrew @teachrprecarity.bsky.social · 05/09/2026As the school year begins and teachers’ unions’ collective agreements expire, it’s important to consider six myths circulating and causing confusion about the work of teachers in the Ontario public education system. #onted www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...thespec.comSix education myths in OntarioUnderfunding of education began in the 1990s and Doug Ford has made it worse. 0108
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Parents can also help push the needle for making schools and school buses safer environments with clean air to breathe. Share our advocacy resources today! 🔸IAQ investigation guide 🔹Letter templates 🔸IAQ slide decks 🔹IAQ and masking infographics www.ontarioschoolsafety.com/school-advoc... 046
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 07/09/2026What happens outside impacts what happens inside classrooms and on the school bus. On International Day for Clean Air for blue skies, let's talk about indoor air. It can be far more polluted than outdoor air and speed up the transmission of airborne viruses. #OntEd #IAQ www.cleanairblueskies.orgcleanairblueskies.orgInternational Day of Clean Air for blue skies7 September is the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies as designated by the UN General Assembly. Visit the official site for more. 195
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 27/08/2026It's almost time for Back to School! We’re looking forward to a great school year, and we want to help you educate and advocate to your teachers, principals, trustees, MPs, MPPs, bus drivers and more about improving indoor air quality.ontarioschoolsafety.comHome | Ontario School SafetyOntario school safety is fighting for every student who deserves a safe education and every educator who deserves a healthy workplace. 164
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyDavid Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026ospe.on.ca/advocacy/a-m... This is how it’s done. Listening to, and being guided by, science.ospe.on.caA Major Win for Indoor Air Quality: Toronto's Board of Health Moves to Adopt Stronger Ventilation StandardsThe Ontario Society of Professional Engineers celebrates a major win for indoor air quality with stronger ventilation standards in Toronto. 411233
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Wildfire season means the tools we have to manage indoor air quality are more important than ever! People are driven into tightly sealed indoor settings, which can lead to increased CO2 levels and illness spread. Outside smoke can still find its way in, impacting our lungs and hearts. #cleantheair 286
Reposted by Ontario School Safetyandrew @teachrprecarity.bsky.social · 11/07/2026"it’s irresponsible for governments to “dismiss the rising rates of some conditions as being caused by population aging, former pandemic measures, or lifestyle choices,” without considering the role viruses like COVID play in triggering other illnesses." www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...thespec.comIt’s no surprise more workers and students are calling in sickCountries are witnessing record sick leave as Long COVID affects millions, leading to renewed discussions on workplace safety and workers’ rights. 185
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 12/07/2026“Teaching is one of the most vulnerable jobs for COVID and Long COVID. If people are sick more often, it’s best not to force them into sick buildings more often.” @teachrprecarity.bsky.socialthespec.comIt’s no surprise more workers and students are calling in sickCountries are witnessing record sick leave as Long COVID affects millions, leading to renewed discussions on workplace safety and workers’ rights. 13715
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Check out this recording, including our very own @mjnabuurs.bsky.social, sharing what she's learned related to indoor air quality on the World Health Network's Clean Air Panel Discussion 2: Safer Schools. YouTube 🔗: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huzb...youtube.comClean Air Panel Discussion 2: Safer Schools | World Health NetworkYouTube video by World Health Network 1115
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyWorld Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Join WHN's Clean Air Panel Discussion 2: Safer Schools on June 29th from 11 AM to 1 PM ET to hear from a panel of experts working to improve air quality in educational settings. Learn why clean air in schools matters, what solutions are available today, and how we can create (...) 11617
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyMJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Grateful to have been asked alongside fearless #IAQ advocates, Ruth, Liesl and Lisa, to have a chat about the huge role the air we breathe indoors has on our kids’ lives & on those in the community. Sharing successes, failures, tips & tricks, we hope you’ll register! @onschoolsafety.bsky.social 11510
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 05/06/2026#SKW2026 is about bringing attention to preventable injuries in kids. We’re highlighting that injury from pathogens like COVID-19 are growing, with symptom severity meeting or exceeding that of cancer and autism. There is still no national standard for long-COVID prevention or care in kids.respiratory-therapy.comThe Toll of Pediatric Long COVIDChildren with long COVID report higher levels of fatigue and sleep disturbance than those with cancer or autism. 284
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Brain damage in all its forms, including from infectious diseases like COVID-19, deserves attention, research, funding, and public education on prevention. OSS knows that improving indoor air quality in schools and on school buses is one way to do that. #CleanTheAir #IAQ #BrainInjuryPrevention 172
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 03/06/2026It's National AccessAbility Week, and this year's theme is "Building a Strong, Accessible Canada." We believe that a strong, accessible Canada means improving indoor air quality in schools and on buses for the most vulnerable kids, thereby ensuring clean air for all. #AccessibleCanada #NAAW2026 084
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 08/05/2026“Airborne pathogens: How aerosolized infectious agents spread” 🔗: www.iqair.com/ca/newsroom/... 074
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 05/05/2026On World Asthma Day, we support this year's theme: improving access to anti-inflammatory inhalers for everyone with asthma. We also call for mitigating pollutants/airborne viruses in schools and on school buses to reduce the need for inhalers to begin with. #WorldAsthmaDay #AsthmaCare #CleanTheAir 1125
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyLong Covid Families @longcovidfam.bsky.social · 29/04/2026So grateful to see #PediatricLongCOVID on the front page of The Boston Globe. Thank you to 16-year-old Kaylee for her courage in sharing her story, and to reporter Aayushi Datta for telling it well. We were grateful to contribute to the piece. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/23/m... 19935
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyMark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Getting #longCOVID onto the front page of a major newspaper like this is a huge win, and will leave medicine's management class needing to change its underwear. Between this sort of thing and the UK COVID Inquiry Module 3 report, the coverup is crumbling. Next up: accountability #medsky #poliskycovid19.public-inquiry.ukModule 3: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the healthcare systems of the United Kingdom - UK Covid-19 InquiryThe independent public inquiry to examine the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK 18041
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 01/05/2026“Accessibility begins with safe workplaces. Occupational health and safety must be understood as a core accessibility issue. The pandemic continues to pose a risk to workers. Indoor air quality, ventilation, and infection prevention are fundamental workplace safety issues.”acep-cape.caSubmission to the Auditor General on behalf of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees’ Disability Justice Caucus | CAPEPlease see this submission to the Auditor General on behalf of the Can 071
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyDr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Outstanding submission by the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, representing 27,000+ members, to the Auditor General - no head-in-the-sand here; this union is clear that COVID-19 remains a threat to employees (w & w-out disability) & they want action! www.acep-cape.ca/en/news/subm...acep-cape.caSubmission to the Auditor General on behalf of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees’ Disability Justice Caucus | CAPEPlease see this submission to the Auditor General on behalf of the Can 521595
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyKaruna S @karunas.bsky.social · 29/04/2026This is the 2nd article I’ve seen that cites illness as the number 1 cause of student absences. No one is suggesting any solutions to the biggest problem, why not? We know improving air quality can reduce many illnesses and improve concentration. Schools already have air filters. What’s the holdup? 093
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyKaruna S @karunas.bsky.social · 29/04/2026“UofO expert Tracy Vaillancourt has noted that poor attendance is linked to lower academic achievement and poorer outcomes, and that students' most cited reason for missing school is sickness, followed by medical appointments, parents allowing them the day off, being too tired, or being on vacation” 241
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 28/04/2026On Canada's #DayOfMourning, we honour every worker, including educators & school staff, lost to workplace illness or injury. Schools are workplaces too, and airborne disease remains an under-addressed occupational hazard for staff, bus drivers, & kids. We honour the past by protecting the living. 01410
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Our volunteers are out on the streets today making some noise about the need for clean air in schools and on school buses! 📣📣📣 #OntEd 0184
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyTheReSisters @theresisters.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Congrats to our very own ReSister, @mjnabuurs.bsky.social, being acknowledged for her efforts with @onschoolsafety.bsky.social! #MakeYourNoise #GoodTrouble 0142
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyMaxwell Smith, PhD @maxwellsmith.bsky.social · 15/04/2026If health-related reasons (e.g., respiratory illness, mental health issues, disability) are even partly responsible for this rather dramatic increase in absences, making students' grades contingent on being present could very well make matters worse. 26419
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Every child deserves safe, natural spaces to learn and play outdoors, but not all children in Canada have that. Today on #HELD2026, we’re proud to sign the @cpche.ca call for action for healthy, sustainable and climate-resilient outdoor learning and play settings. 🌿 132
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Please join us in celebrating @mjnabuurs.bsky.social (or as MJ herself would say, “Make some noise!” 📣) MJ received Vaughan’s Volunteer of 2025 Award for her outstanding volunteerism with OSS! 🏆👏🎉 A huge thank you to MJ and to all OSS volunteers during #NationalVolunteerWeek 127114
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 22/04/2026While incredible people & organizations fight to protect our planet, we must also adapt, starting with the air our children breathe every day in schools and on school buses. That’s Our Power, Our Planet, in action. 💚💛 #EarthDay2026 #OurPowerOurPlanet #OntEd #OnPoli 🔗 earthday.orgearthday.orgEarth Day: The Official Site | EARTHDAY.ORGVisit the official Earth Day site to learn about the world's largest environmental movement and what you can do to make every day Earth Day. 0102
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 21/04/2026"The study found people ages 1-26 with long-COVID experienced elevated sleep disturbance, sleep-related impairment, anxiety, depression and fatigue. Many reported scores that were more severe than national averages."spectrumnews1.comStudy: Long-COVID shows high symptom burden in childrenThe study had 214 patients who had long-COVID, which was studied between March 2021 and June 2023. 096
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyCanada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 20/04/2026Measles outbreak means my immunocompromised son can't leave the house without extreme safety measures www.statnews.com/2026/04/20/immunoc… ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁 2144
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 17/04/2026cidrap.umn.eduStudy links long COVID in kids to worse grades, attention, and social life 01010
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyTania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · 17/04/202612/ #GenerationA & their teachers don't have to be sick all the time - "The volunteer-led organization @onschoolsafety.bsky.social is renewing calls to the Ontario government to improve indoor air quality in schools": ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/12/21/s...ottawa.citynews.caSchools have become cesspools for cold and flu, but they don't have to be: Ontario School SafetyThe volunteer organization Ontario School Safety is calling on the provincial government to improve air quality in schools as flu spreads. 183
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyDick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 17/04/2026“Long COVID (LC) in both school-age children and adolescents was negatively associated with caregiver reported school academic performance, attention, and social peer interactions 1143
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyDick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 17/04/2026www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S187...academicpedsjnl.netSchool Difficulties and Long COVID in Children and AdolescentsPediatric Long COVID (LC) is an infection-associated chronic condition following SARS-CoV-2 infection. While research has begun to elucidate clinical phenotypes, functional impacts are not well descri... 23819
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyKathryn @kathrynas.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Oh, chronic absenteeism after the pandemic has risen to over 60% for high school students in Ontario? That’s because IT’S NOT AFTER THE PANDEMIC Kids are missing school because they are sick, and this is happening on a global scale. @globalnews.ca apple.news/A59EHd4IQS-O...apple.newsHigh school attendance drops to 40% in Ontario as government considers changes — Global NewsThe Ford government is currently considering giving students in grades 9 to 12 credit on their final marks if they attend class as part of new legislation. 13303127
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyKathryn @kathrynas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Absences have increased on a global scale, with illness the most common cause. Politicians have responded to decreased performance & ‘absenteeism’ by calling for attendance policies, based on the assumption that morality & discipline are at fault. Same old bias w/ no evidentiary basis. 🧵 44827
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyMark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Any push to increase school attendance has to deal with the fact that schools are where sickness spreads - and it doesn't stay there. Forcing sick kids to go anyway will make that even worse. If they're serious, start by cleaning the air. Attendance and learning will improve as kids get healthier.policyoptions.irpp.orgThe next leap forward: Clean air for Canadians“Weak productivity is making life less affordable for Canadians and beginning to strain our government’s finances and starting to put at risk the social programs on which Canadians rely,” Prime Minist... 725493
Reposted by Ontario School SafetyMJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Reppin’ @onschoolsafety.bsky.social today in solidarity with our local Education Workers! #MakeYourNoise #FundPublicEducation #CleanTheAir cupe1091.ca/2026/04/03/c... @osbcupresident.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social 061
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 07/04/2026“A new study from a large American national research project called RECOVER suggests that children and adolescents who were reinfected with the virus during the Omicron era faced a higher risk of developing Long COVID.”johnsnowproject.orgReducing the Risk of Long COVID in Kids: Why Reinfection Matters and What We Can DoChildren who get COVID-19 again are more likely to experience long-term issues. 196
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 03/04/2026"'Immunity debt' doesn’t exist, but immune damage does. Children are sicker now than pre-pandemic – many with disabling chronic illnesses. This cycle of harm can only stop when we accept reality – there’s no off ramp without cleaning classroom air."archive.today 0125
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 31/03/2026"The bill states that school districts should ensure all active classrooms are equipped with air quality monitors. ... also require the State Board of Education to work with the Department of Public Health to create a document explaining the values of good indoor air quality for school districts."wandtv.comIllinois bill could require air quality monitors in classroomsA plan moving in the Capitol could help improve the indoor air quality for Illinois schools. 220954
Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 31/03/2026“People who are especially sensitive to air pollution, including the elderly, children with asthma and those with health conditions, could face a daily coin flip, with nearly even odds of an alert every day asking them to change their behaviour to reduce exposure.”uwaterloo.caClimate change could make unhealthy air a routine reality by 2100 | Waterloo NewsNew modelling shows almost one in three Americans will routinely breathe air considered unhealthy for sensitive people by the year 2100 due to climate change, a sevenfold increase compared to the turn... 1128