4 Reasons Your School Needs Professional Restoration After a Disaster

Your school isn't just a business site. It's also a community and a place to help the next generation grow to maturity. And when a disaster strikes that school, it has unique needs in order to get it back up and running. To best meet those needs, professional restoration assistance is vital — perhaps even more so than in other affected locations. Why? Here are a few key reasons to hire professional help after a disaster.

1. Mold Causes Serious Health Problems

Many types of disasters — not just flooding — can cause mold issues. After a fire, moisture can easily be trapped in walls, flooring, and furniture. Storms may damage the roof and break windows, causing wind and rain to damage the interior of the building in unexpected ways.

Damp locations and growing mold or fungi may cause respiratory issues ranging from coughing and wheezing to asthma to allergic responses. To avoid placing your students at unnecessary risk, you need to raise a professional response to any emergency that may involve dampness on any level.

2. Kids Are at Particular Risk

Children's minds and bodies are still developing. That often means they are more vulnerable to lingering health risks after an emergency.

Smoke and ash, for instance, quickly seeps into walls and furnishings and becomes trapped in the air. It will then cause respiratory issues and serve as an irritant to the skin, eyes, mouth, and nose. Children who already have a higher incidence of asthma or allergies and who breathe in more air per pound are more at risk than the adults around them.

Unfortunately, their young age also makes protecting themselves harder. While an adult might quickly realize that their asthma is triggered by being in certain areas and prompt an investigation, children are much less likely to reach those same conclusions as quickly. The safest path is to do the work for them and remove those potential problems.

3. Your Community Needs the School

Being involved in a serious disaster can affect children's view of the world for years to come. One of the best things that anyone can do to help them deal with and recover from such a trauma is to get them back to school. Why?

First, returning to school is a return to normality. Kids generally benefit from a good routine and familiar places — and never more so than when they have weathered a large upset. And parents often need kids to be in safe hands at school if they must deal with any disaster-related issues themselves.

Secondly, the school is able to provide professionals who are trained to help children with what they face. This may include teachers and experienced administrators, but it often includes child psychologists, counselors, therapists, and social workers. If the school, is not functioning, though, you cannot help the students.

4. You Can't Afford Liability Risks

Any business that employees people and has customers carries some level of liability risk. But when that business has minors on-site, those risks multiply. Parents are focused on their child's safety and will be intolerant of cutting corners in recovery.

Schools also have to contend with public perception. Your reputation is a large part of what keeps families enrolled at your school. So any damage to the public perception — such as by exposing children to un-repaired damage or unsafe infrastructure — may cost your school thousands of dollars and future enrollment.

Clearly, a school has additional responsibilities due to its unique service to families. If your school has experienced any kind of disaster, act quickly for the best recovery. Call the professionals at C&Z Construction today.