Reduce Absenteeism. Protect Air & Surfaces in K-12 Schools.
Dry misting hypochlorous reaches every classroom, bus, locker room, and cafeteria — without clearing students out, without adding labor, and without the harsh chemistry of bleach.
GEIA Dry Misting in K-12 Schools
Watch dry misting treat classrooms, cafeterias, and shared spaces — around students, without clearing the room.
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A Single Sick Student Becomes a Whole Grade in Three Days.
Schools spend the year managing waves of flu, RSV, strep, and norovirus. Custodial teams clean what they can see, when they can get into the room — but the air recirculates, the surfaces are touched every minute, and the bus that picks kids up at 7am is the same one returning them at 3pm.
Absenteeism cuts state funding. Substitute teacher costs balloon. Parents miss work. And the cleaning protocols designed for "between use" never quite catch up to a building that's used 12 hours a day.
- Treatment that works while students are in the building, not just after hours
- Coverage that reaches HVAC vents, fabric, lockers, and bus interiors
- A protocol the existing custodial team can run — without hiring outside contractors
- Chemistry that's safe around children, food service, and asthma cases
Dry Misting Reaches What Traditional Cleaning Can't.
GEIA equipment disperses EPA-registered hypochlorous as a 1–3 micron mist that fills entire spaces — air, every surface, every crevice — in minutes. Hypochlorous is the same molecule the human immune system produces. It's pH neutral, non-toxic, leaves no residue, and breaks down to saline.
Stay-in-Room Operation
Classrooms can remain occupied during treatment cycles. No emptying the room. No air-out time.
Minutes per Room
Treatment cycles measured in minutes, not hours. Custodians can move down the hallway between bells.
$26k–$89k Annual Savings
Districts report measurable savings on labor, absenteeism funding loss, and substitute teacher costs in year one.
Built for K-12 Environments
What Schools and Universities Are Seeing
How GEIA Fits Into Your School Day
Assess
We map your buildings and identify high-priority spaces — classrooms, nurse's office, cafeteria, locker rooms, buses.
Install
Units are placed in target rooms. Custodial team gets a brief training. No HVAC modifications required.
Operate
Systems run on schedule — typically overnight or between class periods. Spaces remain occupied as needed.
Maintain
Tablets are refilled. Descaler runs every 6 months. Ayrus coins replaced annually. Total time: minutes per month.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Hypochlorous is the same molecule the human immune system produces — pH neutral, non-toxic, and odorless at use concentration. The dry mist evaporates quickly and leaves no residue. Districts run cycles during class with no evacuation required.
A standard classroom typically completes a treatment cycle in 15–30 minutes depending on square footage and ceiling height. Schedules are usually built around passing periods, lunch, or end-of-day windows. See the Mixing & Maintenance Guide for full fogging-time tables.
No. GEIA is an additional layer on top of standard cleaning. Pre-cleaning is still essential — dry misting reaches what cleaning leaves behind: vents, fabric, ceilings, corners, and the air itself. Think of it as infrastructure, not a replacement.
Districts using GEIA report meaningful reductions in absenteeism during cold and flu season, with corresponding savings in state funding capture and substitute teacher costs. Reported annual savings range from $26k for smaller districts to $89k+ for larger ones. We'll help you model the math for your district before any purchase.
Custodial staff refill tablets on a regular cycle, run a descaler packet through each unit every 6 months, and (for Ayrus units) replace the coin annually. There are no specialized contractors required. The same person who handles your existing cleaning supplies can manage GEIA.
Yes — the portable AYRUS unit is built for fast deployment in confined spaces like buses, athletic equipment rooms, and shared transit. Carried unit to unit, a full bus interior completes in minutes between routes. See the School Bus Sanitizing page for full details.
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