“During COVID, we enhanced all of our internal fresh air ventilation throughout all of our schools,” he reports. “We’ve also provided UV lights through all of our air handling equipment in all of our schools. We’re taking care of killing any pathogens to a 99% effective rate.” The board has also improved outdoor play areas, adding artificial turf and foam, ensuring students have safe, year-round access to physical activity. Biggs explains, “In the north grass doesn’t grow as well as it does in the south, and to be able to have enhanced facilities for the kids to play in is important for us. In the springtime, they are the first areas that 437 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 07 SUPERIOR NORTH CDSB
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