School votes in favour of pollution masks for pupils
School votes in favour of pollution masks for pupils
In a bid to protect pupils from pollution, governors at a south London primary school have voted to give pupils face masks.
Pupils at Archbishop Sumner School in Kennington are set to use them when they make their way to school.
According to City Hall, almost 450 schools in London have unsafe pollution levels.
Other plans set to be rolled out include investing in air pollution monitoring kits for specific routes, and encouraging parents to change their journey to school.
Chair of governors, Adam Mathews, who described the measure as “extreme”, but necessary, said that he did not want to make children wear the devices, but “at the moment the diesel fumes are really impacting on kids’ lungs”.
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