Gov. Nathan Deal: Schools Will Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors; No New Laws Needed
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal says he has asked Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Mike Beatty to look at whether the state needs to write regulations for local school districts to install carbon monoxide detectors in school buildings. Currently, there is no requirement.
The Governor told WABE’s Denis O’Hayer on Wednesday he was very concerned about this week’s carbon monoxide leak at Atlanta’s Finch Elementary School. More than 40 students and staff members were sent to hospitals for treatment. But Deal said he doesn’t think the Legislature needs to write any new laws, thanks to the statewide concern the incident has already caused.
“It doesn’t require a statute to do what’s right,” the Governor said. ”And I think that everybody at every level who has anything to do with children understand (sic) their safety is paramount. And I feel sure that you will see the proper reactions at every level–both the school level and all the way up.”
In the days since Monday’s leak at Finch Elementary, no lawmakers have so far pre-filed any legislation requiring carbon monoxide detectors in schools. But outgoing Democratic State Representative Rashad Taylor (D-Atlanta), whose district includes Finch, told WABE this week he wants a detector requirement written into law, if school districts can afford the cost.
Currently, Connecticut and Maryland are the only states which have laws requiring carbon monoxide detectors in schools.
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