Long Island schools work to keep kids cool as temperatures rise

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It comes after legislation was introduced to establish a maximum temperature at school buildings and other indoor facilities.

It's the end of the school year, but dreams of camp and beach days were not top of mind for students and staff at Edna Louise Spear Elementary School where not every room is air-conditioned.

"I have one wall, and it is all windows. So, it creates a greenhouse effect in there, it can get real hot," he added. Frequent hydration breaks are planned as well as trips to water refill stations in the hallways. There are ice packs located in the nurses office to cool off with and access to air-conditioned spaces like the library.Port Jefferson Schools Superintendent Jessica Schmettan explained, “If you’re under a modified heat alert, you have to have frequent water breaks and in the shade, that’s every 15 minutes. If we are under a heat alert, then we are prohibited from going outside.

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