Air Purifiers Finally Coming to Beijing Classrooms
Air Purifiers Finally Coming to Beijing Classrooms Beijing has taken a giant step forward torwards equipping public schools with air purification machines, thereby providing students a breath of fresh air during one of the city’s many smog attacks for the first time ever. The Beijing Municipal Education Commission announced that city finances will be used to pay for the purchase and installation of air purifiers in local elementary and middle schools. Years of bureaucratic red tape had left students with no policy on how best to protect them during the numerous bouts of severe air pollution that have beset the city. Last December after having conducted a year-long study, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission said it wasn’t convinced air purifiers should be allowed in its schools. The commission said air purifiers couldn’t guarantee the safety of Beijing students because their use would mean “classrooms would need to be sealed, leading to no a...