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Concering both Public and Catholic schools in Edmonton:
All classrooms have mechanical ventilation, most with MERV13. All classrooms (and rooms like libraries) have HEPA standalone units. None have PM2.5 or Co2 monitoring, as yet. We are not sure about classroom density but since almost all schools are over capacity, it is likely high.
In the media
This is the monthly average of students absent due to any illness from EPSB vs CBE schools for the year of 2023. #yeg #yyc #edmonton #calgary #epsb #cbe pic.twitter.com/dGiGI0OxR7
— Kyra Markov (@KmarkovCTV) January 18, 2024
The above is a comparison of EPSB and the Calgary School Board. EPSB recieved HEPAs air-filtration and CSB did not. Otherwise they are quite similar districts, so we use them to show the difference that HEPAs makes in illness rates. When the lines converge on that chart its often because Calgary had days off that Edmonton did not. In those graphs you can always see a decline in illness rates following school days off.
There has been similar work done for Catholic schools in Edmonton, and we’re trying to find out details to post here. The filters purchased are MERV13 instead of HEPA, as described here
Ventilation grade breakdown for schools in Edmonton:
Schools: