One day after Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles said he regretted making the “mistake” of closing schools amid an ongoing arctic blast, several schools sent students home ahead of their usual Wednesday dismissal due to heating problems and water leaks. Leila Walsh, the district’s chief communications officer, announced early releases...
amid an ongoing arctic blast, several schools sent students home ahead of their usual Wednesday dismissal due to heating problems and water leaks.
Parents at Bell Elementary School could pick their children up before the end of the school day as the lack of heat resulted in classrooms dipping between 55 to 60 degrees. As of tonight, the heating systems in most HISD schools are working well. Superintendent Mike Miles just finished another meeting this evening with the Division Superintendents, members of the operations team, and other senior leaders. At this time, we have no plans to cancel classes at any of our schools tomorrow. HISD’s dedicated plant operators and maintenance teams are working alongside outside contractors at a relatively small number of campuses to fix problems with boilers or broken pipes.
“So, when I got there, we were escorting kids as young as four years old to use port-a-potties in 24-degree weather,” the teacher added. “So, it’s freezing cold in there , and then they have to – and we got to – try to get them to sanitize their hands and take them back inside.” She said she felt frustrated because she didn’t learn about the water-related issues through the district’s message. Instead, a teacher texted her directly. She added that the school should’ve remained closed on Wednesday as it did on Tuesday.
Walsh said that district custodians, plant operators and other essential personnel went to campuses to check on equipment Tuesday and Wednesday. She reiterated that the heat and water issues were not widespread and did not confirm an exact number of campuses experiencing these problems.
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