Daily News | 100 Philly schools closing early Tuesday, Wednesday because of heat
to cool all teachers and staff, will close three hours early. After-school and sports activities at those schools will also be cancelled.» READ MORE:“We realize that early dismissals, especially those made the day before, can present challenges for many families. Please know that these decisions, which we do not make lightly, are always made with the safety of our students and staff as our top priority,” officials wrote in an email sent to families and school communities.
Superintendent Tony B. Watlington said Monday that 57% of school buildings don’t have rooms for all students and teachers to be “adequately cooled.” District officials announced in June that going forward, if heat forced closures or early dismissals, only those schools that lack full air conditioning will close, rather than the whole district.When it’s hot, Philly schools will now only close buildings without AC. Here are the ones affected.
The district has 216 schools, but about 300 buildings. Watlington said about 500 new air conditioning room units were installed in schools this summer. The district has about 5,000 classrooms in total. “We have a lot more planning to do regarding our air conditioning,” he said. Many schools do not have adequate electrical service to support whole-building cooling.The full list of schools closing
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