School Bus Idling and Your Child's Asthma

In West Virginia, 210,000 students ride the school bus. Diesel exhaust from idling school buses can accumulate on and around the bus and pose a health risk, particularly to children. The Environmental Protection Agency and the American Lung Association rank diesel exhaust among the air pollutants that pose the greatest public health risk. Exposure to diesel exhaust can cause lung damage and exacerbates asthma and existing allergies. What can be done about it?

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Senate Bill No. 53

Allowance for student health services.

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The Inhaler Bill

The Inhaler Bill, which allows students to carry and use a rescue inhaler while in school and at school-sponsored events, was put into effect on July 1, 2004.

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