Poisoned at School

Every number in this report represents a child, teacher, or staff member who was put at risk by preventable carbon monoxide exposure. While we've documented 103 press-reported incidents over five years, these are only the ones that made the news. How many more went unreported? How many children and staff felt symptoms but were misdiagnosed or shrugged it off as seasonal illness?​

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School administration and staff:

• See which building types face the highest risk

• Learn detection gaps putting students at risk

• See where campuses are falling short

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Fire Marshals & Safety Officials:

• Regional patterns showing where incidents cluster

• Source analysis for more targeted inspections

• Detection failure data to inform code adoption

• Evidence for strengthening conversations and code enforcement

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Parents & Community Members:

• Understand why detection matters more than ever

• Advocate with evidence-based arguments

• Share data that demands accountability

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Policy Makers & Advocacy Groups:

• State by state breakdown

• Evidence of detection requirement gaps

• Injury data demonstrating public health impact

• Preventable death and injury statistics that demand action

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Media & Journalists: 

• Local incident data for community reporting

• National trends showing systemic failures

• Expert sources and quotable data points