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Reply to "Taylor Elem — Closed today, tomorrow, to infinity and beyond?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]COVID paid for upgraded HVAC??[/quote] This is my question too. Weren't there funds allocated to schools for this? I could be wrong. Regardless, it is ridiculous for this issue to go on into Day 2 and possibly Day 3. What major malfunction happened? [/quote] There was a vocal group of parents in the APE group who advocated against HVAC improvements. [/quote] Hi, no there was not and is not a group that isn't for standard maintenance of APS facilities. APS already responded directly on AEM a while back disputing this claim. What parent group would want HVAC to break down? What ridiculous statement. APS met recommended exchange rates per hour. And btw HVAC maintenance and two to six air exchange rates per hour are two different things. APS put HEPA filters in every classroom, cafeteria etc. and upgraded their filters to meet ASHRAE air exchange rate standards. You are confusing standard maintenance and air exchange rates. Taylor didn't shut down bc their air exchange rates went below minimum recommended standards as set by ASHRAE. I'm sure it is a helpful thing for you to blame a scapegoat when something breaks down at APS but this is not due to APE saying APS did the work to update their ventilation and it was okay to open schools. Which, as we've seen, was true.[/quote] APS buildings/HVAC need far more than standard maintenance. Many HVAC systems need major upgrades if not replacement just to meet code, and that's not even for Covid safety standards, whatever those are nowadays, I lose track. That is what APE advocated against. APS listened to them. It was the path of least resistance. Maybe if they had not done that, Taylor and other schools would have had their systems upgraded and those kids would not be home today. Kind of a delicious irony that APE's actions led to kids being OUT of school and school is CLOSED. [/quote] I don’t think you can blame this one on APE. There’s no scenario where APS had the money and will to upgrade the HVAC at Taylor by now. At best it would be on a schedule for 2025. [/quote]
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