Health Department Modifies School Bus Window Rule

(Providence, RI)--The Rhode Island Department of Health is updating guidance on school bus windows staying open during the colder months.Officials say the ventilation is key to stopping coronavirus spread.A spokesperson told The Providence Journal on Friday the rule going forward will be: keep every other window open, one inch minimum.With the recent turn to colder air in Southern New England, complaints have risen about students enduring a miserable bus ride to class because of the new rule.

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