Schools to get CO2 monitors before new term begins

Schools should continue to operate the infection prevention measures in place during the last school term when they reopen.

Schools should start to receive batches of carbon dioxide monitors for checking if classrooms are ventilated properly from Monday week, school principals have been advised.

The devices are intended to be used to give a general indication of when a classroom or area within a school is not adequately ventilated. The over-arching advice on ventilation is to keep windows open as much as possible when a classroom is not in use, and partially open when in use.