Why Clean Air?

Clean water and sanitation is considered a human right by the World Health Organization.   Just like the water we drink, the air we breathe can transmit disease and spread harmful pollution.  Spending hours indoors at school every day breathing dirty air is having a detrimental effect on our children and teachers.

We, and countless other families, have grown frustrated with the number of accruing absences of our children and their teachers from school.  By monitoring air quality, and utilizing other, simple methods such as HEPA filtration and HVAC upgrades, our kids will be healthier from breathing in fewer pollutants.  Not only will their health improve, but so will their cognition and test scores! Such small adjustments to the way our buildings run can have a profound impact on families across the Commonwealth.  

Cleaning our school air makes health stronger, education stronger, and the Massachusetts economy better with fewer sick days taken.  

For articles and academic research concerning the benefits of clean air in schools, click on the upper menu bar.

About

Safer Air Safer Schools is an organization based in Massachusetts that fights for cleaner air in schools.  Environmental pollutants, allergens and respiratory pathogens all impact the health and learning of our children and their teachers.  

We believe in the power of information.  When folks understand how to achieve optimal health, it unlocks their potential.  We want community members to have the knowledge and the tools needed to support this effort.  When we work together, we can elevate the minds and health of the next generation of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and beyond.

Who We Are

We are Massachusetts residents.  We are every community.  We are caregivers, teachers, scientists, healthcare workers, retirees and more.  Shared is our belief that children and adults alike thrive when breathing cleaner air.