The Washington Department
of Health has reported the local air quality index on Friday, September 8 as 70,
deeming it “moderate."
In Puyallup schools,
building principals will continue to 
respond to concerns on a case-by-case
basis using the following recommendations from the health departments:
- Recess (15 min): Keep students with asthma, respiratory
infection, and lung or heart disease indoors.
- PE: Keep students with asthma, respiratory infection,
lung or heartdisease, and diabetes indoors. Limit these students to
moderate activities. Forothers, limit to light outdoor activities. Allow
any student to stay indoors if they don't want to go outside.
- Athletic Events and practices (Vigorous activity 2-3
hours): Students with asthma, respiratory infection, lung or heart
disease, or conditions like diabetes shouldn't play outdoors. Consider
moving events indoors. If events are not cancelled, increase rest periods
and substitutions to allow lower breathing rates.
As always, students with
asthma should follow their current Care Plans and any student with respiratory
complaints should be sent to the health room to be properly assessed by the
school nurse.