How in the world can you debate installing CO detectors when children almost died?

[mfcorey1]

Could Georgia become the third state to mandate carbon monoxide detectors in schools?


The carbon monoxide scare that sent more than 30 students from Atlanta’s Finch Elementary School to the hospital ended without serious casualties. But the incident had some officials on Tuesday echoing the words of upset parents — they ought to put detection devices in schools — while others worried about the cost.
Carbon monoxide detectors have been mandatory in some types of new residential construction in Georgia for several years, but devices that can sense the colorless and odorless yet lethal gas are not required in the buildings where kids spend most of their days.
“I have three in my home,” said Latasha Martin, who has four children at Finch. “Why should you have none in the school?”
It’s a well-timed question, with Georgia’s next legislative session set to begin in a month.
The students, plus 10 adults, were taken to hospitals Monday after several felt faint, complaining of nausea. Students from Finch Elementary will be attending classes at Kennedy Middle School again Wednesday. Atlanta fire department officials said the repairs to the school’s boiler must be made and certified before the building can reopen. Monday’s measurements found levels of carbon monoxide in the school’s boiler room that exceeded the safety threshold by a factor of 30.
“If somebody had stayed in there for a few minutes without a breathing apparatus, they’d have been a goner,” said state Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph T. Hudgens. His office regulates safety in school buildings, and he said lawmakers ought to consider requiring carbon monoxide detectors in schools, as well as nursing homes and day-care facilities.
“I think it’s something that the legislature needs to take a good hard look at,” Hudgens said.
For some, though, cost is a concern.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/could-georgia-become-the-third-state-to-mandate-ca/nTMyL/

[Vinca]

1. The Georgia legislature hasn't got enough time for this.

There are uteri to patrol.

[LisaLynne]

4. Of course.

As usual, worry about what's going on in women's uteri, but once a child is here, they are completely on their own.

[RKP5637]

2. Easy, the GOP knows best how to inflict pain, suffering and death. n/t

[laundry_queen]

3. How is cost a fucking concern?

WTF? CO detectors are cheap when compared with the death of a child (or a lawsuit). Oh noes, they'll have to spend $100 per school to buy a few CO detectors. I'm sure that will break the bank. Not. And you don't need hardwired expensive ones - there are battery ones and plug in ones - buy a few of both. I seriously can't believe they are debating this. I know people who have died from CO poisoning, and a co-worker narrowly survived it, but had long lasting effects. If I was a parent at these schools, I'd be going out and buying a few myself.

[mfcorey1]

5. My child would not return to school unless they had installed them.

[RKP5637]

7. And you really don't need them all over the place, but in the areas where the sources are ... It

should not be be a big deal, deciding whether to pay a few hundred or let a bunch of children die to save a buck.

[malaise]

6. Only the unborn matter

Get over the danger to children