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The roads will be closed for one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon from Monday to Friday during term time only. A permit granting access to these streets will be granted to residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Barnes said prohibited parking spots outside the school, which existed before the scheme was introduced, did not provide enough protection for pupils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t tell you the amount of times I have asked cars to move from the prohibited spot outside the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt means our children can\u2019t see when they cross the road to come into school and it is still happening. It is putting our children at risk every single day,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Barnes said pollution is also a concern, with parents and children coming into school wearing face masks for protection..&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Claire McDonald from the charity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mumsforlungs.org\/\">Mums for Lungs<\/a> said it is children who are most affected by air pollution.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the moment we know that air pollution affects children more than anyone else,&#8221; she said. \u201cChildren breathe in more deeply and frequently than grown ups, and when they take polluted air deep into their lungs it stunts their lung growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poor air quality is the largest environmental risk to public health in the UK, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/health-matters-air-pollution\/health-matters-air-pollution\">according to Public Health England<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is estimated that long-term man-made air pollution in the UK has an effect equivalent to 28,000 to 36,000 deaths a year.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sheffield infant school is fighting back against speeding cars putting children at risk of being run over. 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