Today's Air Quality is located at:
http://www.cleanaircampaign.org/Your-Air-Quality-Transportation/Today-s-Air-Quality
Air Quality and Temperature Indexes
Air quality:
- Code Green - No restrictions for outdoor recess and PE
- Code Yellow - No restrictions for outdoor recess and PE activities lasting less than one
hour
- Code Orange -Make indoor recess available for respiratory sensitive groups and monitor
students outside; limit students’ outdoor play time. - Code Red and Purple - No outside activity for any groups
Temperature Index: (includes temperature, wind chill, and humidity)
Determined by www.weather.com
Heat: Relative Temperature
- Less than 80 degrees - no restrictions; monitor children
- Between 80-90 degrees - no restrictions; allow children to drink water frequently
and monitor
- Between 90-95 degrees - restricted to 20-30minutes of outside activity; frequent
water breaks, monitor children closely
- Greater than 95 degrees - no outside activity
Cold:Relative Temperature
- Greater than 30 degrees - no restrictions; monitor children
- Between 20-30 degrees - outdoor play limited to no more than 15 to 20
minutes
- Less than 20 degrees - no outdoor activity
Children should be allowed to wear hats and appropriate clothing when going outside to
play. Staff should only help apply sunscreen when it is sent to the school with a written note from the parent.