"To help maintain a safe environment, we ask that all windows remain closed throughout our facilities. This will help prevent outside pollutants from entering our buildings and ensure we have the best possible air quality inside. Our maintenance team is monitoring our ventilation systems to ensure they are providing fresh and filtered air throughout the premises."

"We understand that some families in our community have children with asthma or other respiratory conditions. We want to assure you that we are taking their health seriously. If your child has asthma, we strongly recommend taking extra precautions during this time. Please ensure your child always has their prescribed medication, such as inhalers. The Monroe County Department of Public Health issued the following guidance today regarding the air quality advisory. According to the DEC, our area is in the 'orange' category, or 'unhealthy for sensitive groups.'"

"Over the past several days, my team and I have been closely monitoring air quality and providing updates to New Yorkers as haze and smoke from Canadian wildfires continue to spread throughout the state. The State Department of Environmental Conservation and State Department of Health have issued air quality warnings since Monday, and according to the most recent forecast, much of the state outside of the North Country is expected to be in an air quality index of unhealthy to very unhealthy today. Additionally, my administration has been in contact with the cities of Syracuse, Rochester and New York. I support their decisions and the decisions of other districts to suspend outdoor school activities and strongly urge those who have not yet done so to follow suit."