INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE Unified School District Office of Environmental Health and Safety

TO: Local District Superintendents DATE:S August 17, 2020 Local Districts

FROM: Carlos A. Torres, Director Office of Environmental Health and Safety

SUBJECT: AIR QUALITY ADVISORY AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THROUGH AUGUST 20, 2020

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has forecasted unhealthy to very unhealthy air quality levels in the , San Gabriel Valley, and Northwest Coastal Los Angeles County monitoring areas through Thursday, August 20, 2020, due to the likelihood of ground-level ozone (smog) levels. See attachment for the list of Grab & Go locations that fall within these designated areas.

Ozone air pollution can cause respiratory health problems including trouble breathing, asthma attacks, and lung damage. SCAQMD advises that when air quality levels reach unhealthy levels, children and adults with heart or lung disease, asthma, and other chronic respiratory diseases should not participate in physical activity and avoid prolonged outdoor exposure. When air quality levels reach very unhealthy levels, the above-mentioned groups should avoid all physical activity outdoors.

In addition, the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning throughout Los Angeles County monitoring areas effective through Thursday, August 20, 2020.

Please refer to the Office of Environmental Health and Safety’s webpage on heat illness prevention at https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/16805 and Bulletin-963.2 for heat stress prevention tips. Employees working outside or in other areas where heat may be a factor must be provided access to water and periodic shade to protect from the effects of heat-related illnesses. For additional information specially geared towards employees, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration provides a website with valuable information to help protect employees from heat related illness. The site can be accessed at https://www.dir.ca.gov/DOSH/HeatIllnessInfo.html.

The Office of Environmental Health and Safety will provide updates if weather conditions change. Additional information may be found in each school’s Integrated Safe School Plan.

Please share this information as needed. If you should have any questions or need assistance, do not hesitate to contact our office at (213) 241- 3199.

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c: Members, Board of Education Alison Yoshimoto Towery Pia Escudero Leslie Ramirez Antonio Plascencia Jr Pedro Salcido Zsuzsanna Vincze Dean Tagawa Megan K. Reilly Shannon Haber Joseph Stark LD Superintendents Mark Hovatter Trenton Cornelius Principals Robert Laughton Jose Cole-Gutierrez David Holmquist David Hart Jefferson Crain Alfonzo Webb Alvaro Cortes

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Grab and Go Locations in the San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, & Northwest Coastal Monitoring Areas through Thursday, August 20, 2020

SCHOOL LOCAL DISTRICT ADDRESS Burbank Middle School Central 6460 N. Figueroa St. Los Angeles 90042 Central 1750 Yosemite Drive, Los Angeles 90041 Byrd Middle School Northeast 8501 Arleta Ave., Sun Valley 91352 East Valley High School Northeast 5525 Vineland Ave., N. Hollywood 91601 Fulton College Prep School Northeast 7477 Kester Ave., Van Nuys 91405 Maclay Middle School Northeast 12540 Pierce Ave., Pacoima 91331 Mt Gleason Middle School Northeast 10965 Mt Gleason Ave, Sunland, CA 91040 Northeast 8015 Van Nuys Blvd., Panorama City 91402 Romer Middle School Northeast 6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd., N Hollywood 91606 Northeast 11133 O’Melveny Ave., San Fernando 90140 Sylmar High School Northeast 13050 Borden Ave., Sylmar 91342 Northeast 6535 Cedric Ave., Van Nuys 91411 Verdugo Hills High School Northeast 10625 Plainview Ave., Tujunga 91042 Northwest 10027 Lurline Ave., Chatsworth 91311 Columbus Middle School Northwest 22250 Elkwood St., Canoga Park 91304 Kennedy High School Northwest 11254 Gothic Ave., Granada Hills 91344 Porter Middle School Northwest 15960 Kingsbury St., Granada Hills 91344 Mulholland Middle School Northwest 17120 Vanowen Ave., Lake Balboa 91406 Sutter Middle School Northwest 7330 Winnetka Ave., Winnetka 91306 Sepulveda Middle School Northwest 15330 Plummer St., North Hills 91343 Marina Del Rey Middle West 12500 Braddock Drive, Los Angeles 90066 School Webster Middle School West 11330 W. Graham Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90064