Carbon Monoxide Detectors Not Standard in GCPS
Gwinnett County Public Schools has preventative maintenance program to keep heating systems running efficiently and safely.
Editor's note: The threat of carbon monixide poisoning came to light recently in an Atlanta school. The Duluth Patch inquired on detectors for Gwinnett Schools, which includes public schools in Peachtree Corners, following is what she found. Having carbon monoxide detectors in Gwinnett County Public Schools is not standard policy. Duluth Patch inquired if GCPS used these devices after a potentially deadly furnace leak Monday (Dec. 3) at Finch Elementary in southwest Atlanta sent nearly 50 students and teachers to the hospital with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. “We do not have carbon monoxide detectors in [GCPS] schools as a district standard,” responded Jorge Quintana, GCPS director of media relations. “However, these detectors …
