The Guardian

Air pollution: black, Hispanic and poor students most at risk from toxins – study

  • Children are facing risks that will affect their ability to learn’
  • Study covered 90,000 schools across the US
Learning from a Camden legend; environmentalist and activist Mr. R. Mongoliso Davis; article can be accessed at https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/feb/01/schools-across-the-us-exposed-to-air-pollution-hildren-are-facing-risks

“Before, we might have labeled a kid with bad behavior as just being a bad kid,” said Keith Benson, who taught history in the Camden school system before becoming the head of the local teacher’s union.

“Now we are thinking about it another way. There’s no telling how much potential has been lost because of environmental issues, how many hopes were stunted because these kids were not close to clear air and water.”

READ MORE at: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/feb/01/schools-across-the-us-exposed-to-air-pollution-hildren-are-facing-risks