NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza on Tuesday announced a new inspection effort to ensure the safety of New York City school buildings.
According to the mayor, every room in every school will be inspected by the newly formed School Ventilation Action Teams
Rooms that do not pass inspection will not be used, the mayor added.
There will be over 100 teams of professional engineers walking through every space of school buildings in city.
They will examine all ventilation systems and report issues if found Carranza added.
Each school will have a team of at least two to four professional engineers.
Inspections began today and will be complete by Sept. 1 with all results to be posted online by Sept. 4, Carranza said.
