Quebec parents launch petition to give all schools the right to install air purifiers in classrooms

With most Quebec children back in school this week, the Quebec government is once again facing questions over air quality in classrooms. A petition is circulating online calling on the province to allow the installation of homemade air purifiers in schools, known as the Corsi-Rosenthal cube. The inexpensive air filtration system has recently taken the internet by storm, and some say it’s a good measure to help protect children from COVID-19 and other viruses. But as Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, the education ministry calls it risky.

• Montreal parents, experts asking for DIY air purifiers to be installed in classrooms