Dear Belmont-Redwood Shores Families,
Throughout the Bay Area, there have been air quality concerns due to the wildfires in the North Bay. Our administrative team is monitoring information and communications about air quality in San Mateo County from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the San Mateo County Office of Education.
According to the most current Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s air alert, the wildfires in the North Bay are causing unpredictable air quality levels around the county and will continue to do so for the next few days.
The air quality forecast for tomorrow is “Unhealthy." It is advised that people with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion. Everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion. More information about the forecast and estimated air quality level can be found
here
.
Based upon this information, the County Office of Education is recommending that schools implement the “
shelter in place
” protocol tomorrow, which all of our schools will follow. This protocol keeps the students indoors throughout the day (with exceptions for switching classrooms, going to the restroom, and picking up lunch) and calls for us to change the settings of our building ventilation systems so that they do not pull in air from outside. For the students, this means no outdoor PE and a “rainy day” recess and lunch.
As of now, drop-off and pick-up procedures will not be changed. As we learn more, we will keep you updated.
Thank you,
Michael Milliken, Ph.D.
Superintendent
