Schools Closed Due to Heat

i suspect, if we have a snowy winter they will regret that closing. Most of the schools I worked in (and that was 20 years ago when I was a teacher) had air conditioning then!!! so many parents now protest, and sue, it is really hard for schools

here, kids have holidays Jun, July and August, so we don't have such problems. holidays are from the end of December to the middle of January too. sometimes schools and college close because of the low temperatures or too much snow - many kids and students, or even professors can't come to the buliding.

We had air conditioning but I remember days when it was out and the windows were lifted to bring in some hot air. I remember those days very well as there were golden rods growing on the back side of the school and I am allergic to them. I ended up with serious headaches from it all after the sneezing stopped.

I agree with it, no point going to school and suffering all day, can't even concentrate to listen and learn anything

It reminds me of here in Florida where our schools will close in winter time when the temperature gets too cold. Which by Florida terms, means if it gets down into like the 40s or something. lol I agree with you, I don't think schools should be closing unless a students life is in danger. If they're hot, let them have more frequent water breaks. We need to teach kids resiliency and toughness, and stop coddling them all the time.

I don't remember ever having schools closed, because of the heat. Snow and fog? Yes.

Now I’m finding this odd. I live in a tropical country where it’s hot and humid majority of the year. We never got classes cancelled ever due to that. The only time we get classes cancelled is when they’re a heavy typhoon. My son’s school has air conditioning system but he goes to a private school. Most of the schools don’t have them though.

We don't have airconditioning when I was a grade schooler even in high schiol.

I remember we always had the summer exams when the temperature was the hottest and they never cancelled. Kids are spoiled in our days.

I went to an old fashioned grade school, There were no airconditioners and big huge window the teachers had to open up with hooks and they got the breezes blowing in but school was not cancelled,

I guess I'm kind of neutral. I don't remember heat days or snow days in Chicago.

Do they not have ACs in schools?

I think it is good that the schools are closing due to the heat.

I am surprised they closed due to heat when they have AC.

It is really hard to concentrate when it is really hot. I hope they have some AC at school.

I remember the heat also in school. Elgin is the district I am in and they just built new a few years ago so it has AC

here, the school will close or suspend when there is a typhoon but not from heat

I know!! I used to stand for prayer in scorching heat and as a result I got sun burns and dealt a painful and insecure teenage!!

I think it is not a bad idea

We never got let out of school because of heat....we had a power outage once and stayed in school even then.