Are smart boards killing our children?

They could be.  If your child's school is more concerned with how many smart boards they can obtain for the school, than keeping up with the maintenance issues, then yes, Smart boards could be killing our children.  Technology is a wonderful thing, but how far do we go to get the A+ Five star rating in our schools.  Do we skimp on the small things?  I recently visited a school that had goals upon goals of obtaining smart boards by fundraisers, book sales, races, etc, etc.  Not one time did I see, that they were raising money to keep the school free of mold and dust.  They dust bunnies were hanging from the ceiling, the air filters, well lets just say who knows how long they had been there before they were changed.  Ceiling tiles dripping with water stains.  What was growing behind those soaked ceiling tiles?  Toxic mold?  Was that the reason your child had pneumonia, or strep throat that lasted for the entire winter?  Hmmmmm.  Kinda makes you wonder.  If it is so important to obtain smart boards, then why isn't the same importance put on keeping our schools healthy.  Why don't they have clean air?  Ok, let's do the math.  Air filter $3 each times 30 air filters equal $90.  If changed once a month for a year, and yes a whole year because the building is occupied all year then we are talking $1080 for a year.  It wouldn't take too long to save up for an extra smart board.  But at whose expense?  Our children's that's who. Thank you.