Strong chemical smells in art room. Danger of damage to body?

[WorriedTex]

At my work (I work in a school) the faculty meets every morning in the student art room, which is the temporary conference room till the construction of the new building is complete in a year. However, there always seems to be a lingering smell of chemicals or something nasty in the room, and it has 0 ventilation, and no one lets me open windows since it's freezing this time of year. Would these lingering chemical smells be of any danger to me and my co-workers?

[swajj]

Were you also worried about the students?

It’s a school. Schools are supposed to follow work health and safety guidelines. Report it.