While many area school systems have already dismissed students for summer break, some, like Boston Public Schools, don't officially end the school year until Friday. That's a problem for the 10 BPS schools without air conditioning that must stay open duringBPS leaders have not announced any closures for the final two days of school.
"It's an equity issue," Tang said."It's a vastly different experience in our schools when you have air conditioning and when you don't." "We have so many brick buildings and they just hold the heat," said Melissa Verdier, the president of the Educational Association of Worcester."When you get up to the fourth floor in those buildings, it's just oppressive."
"I do think it's the right move," she said."I think we're really teaching kids how to take care of themselves, because learning in a really hot environment is not good for you."meanwhile, said a lot of school districts are struggling to retrofit their buildings with air conditioning. And hot classrooms are a significant concern for many educators.