SOUTHWICK — In an attempt to understand why a lot of students in the district’s schools have been diagnosed with asthma, the town’s interim health director asked the Select Board to approve a grant to purchase and install three sensors in town to monitor air quality.

“I’ve been talking a lot with the school district’s nurse, and they are seeing a lot of kids with asthma,” said interim Health Director Caileen Simonds at the board’s meeting Monday.

“They have a lot of asthma action plans, and I am trying to look into why that is. So, I think these air sensors will help us collect some data to understand why and hopefully help, if possible,” Simonds said.

The three monitors, PurpleAir Flex, cost about $300 and are perfect for residential, commercial, or industrial users looking to collect

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