Update on this story: As mentioned previously, the Reddit post got taken down but still a living thing via several saves. I went back and looked at it and it has over 300 comments. Gotta say, most view it as Board PR and saw it what the word salad that it is. I don't think Hampson did herself any favors with it. end of update Well, I certainly got a lot of people's attention which is a good thing. Updates: - The Seattle Student Union put out this press release in support of SEA. - The Reddit post has been deleted but as others have said, screenshots are forever (and I have them). - A story in the South Seattle Emerald pits Special Education PTSA president, Janis White, and SEA president, Jennifer Matters, against Director Rankin and former PTSA president, Sebrena Burr. Janis White, the SEPTSA president, specified why she felt the need to pressure the district with a rally at this particular moment. White wants to see parents on the Special Education Task Force “[s]o that
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We live in a city!
Having freeway access is a perk, IMO.
Exposure to vehicle emissions can reduce lung function in children and increase the risk of asthma. Children are especially vulnerable because their lungs are still forming. The health effects can be permanent, and go unnoticed, since symptoms of reduced lung function may not appear until a 10-20% reduction in lung function has occurred (ARB, 2007). Studies from California resulted in a school citing rule of no closer than 500 ft. from a freeway. John Marshall is 150-200 ft. from the freeway. JSIS, TOPS, and Maple are also close to the freeway, but as reiterated previously, “just because an existing school falls within that distance, doesn't mean it's wise to put additional school children in similar locations.“ JM is especially bad since it sits below the freeway with no physical or natural barrier. Simply keeping the windows closed on the building will not protect students and staff from exposure to the ultrafine particulates. One researcher equated living or working in such close proximity to the freeway to taking up smoking.
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/health/healthup/march07.pdf
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/health/healthup/dec04.pdf
http://www.scpcs.ucla.edu/news/Freeway.pdf
Distance from the freeway is a significant factor, and there is a big difference between being 150 ft. from the source vs 500 ft. from the source. It's not a linear relationship. I-5 has a significantly higher traffic volume than Aurora. More vehicles = higher concentrations.
perk?