Sixteen students and nine staff members at New Hampshire Estates Elementary School say they fell ill due to classroom conditions last month, as Montgomery County Public Schools continues to locate and repair possible air quality health issues.
On Feb. 26, the students and staff reported difficulty breathing, headaches, nausea, shortness of breath and coughing.
The on-site health technician evaluated the students involved, and the Division of Facilities Management reviewed live data from indoor air quality sensors in classroom where the alleged sickening occurred, according to a letter dated March 3 from Andrea Swiatocha, MCPS deputy chief of facilities management…