Breathing Problems Plague High School
Dozens of teachers and students at a high school near the World Trade Center site are having trouble breathing and school officials have brought in an epidemiology team to find out why.
About 80 of Stuyvesant High School’s 3,200 students and teachers have complained of respiratory problems, headaches and nausea since returning to classes Oct. 9. Some students are wearing respirator masks to school four blocks north of where the twin towers once stood.
One problem could be higher carbon dioxide levels. Since the only 10% of the building’s air had been coming from outside, compared to 25% before Sept. 11, a school spokeswoman said. On Thursday, that level was restored.
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